Need help with basic data representation...

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anonymous · Answer

I'm thinking it's box and whisker plot...

anonymous · Answer

@jim_thompson5910 do you think you could help with this one?

anonymous · Answer

I think you are right @Wimsicle but not 100% sure...

anonymous · Answer

Someone else thought it might be 'bar graph' but I'm pretty sure it isn't that. The line graph isn't right because this is single-variable data, and the circle graph is mostly for percentages which isn't needed in this case. Therefore, it technically HAS to be box and whisker plot... I don't know /:

anonymous · Answer

Thank you for your input though, @Samus_Aran.

anonymous · Answer

no prob

anonymous · Answer

@aum could you possibly confirm my answer?

aum · Answer

I am inclined towards bar graph.

anonymous · Answer

Interesting. Could you explain why that would be better than the usage of a box-and-whisker plot?

aum · Answer

The lowest salary is $18,986.
The highest salary is $142,000.
We can have 8 salary groups:
0 - 20k
20k - 40k
40k - 60k
60k - 80k
80k - 100k
100k - 120k
120k - 140k
140k - 160k

Then we can count the frequency for each row and plot them in a bar graph.

aum · Answer

That would be my preference.  But I am not sure if that is the BEST method.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you for your input, I think that although the application of the bar graph COULD work, the box-and-whisker plot *may* be the 'easier' way to apply these numbers visually.  Your explanation was quite eloquent, so I'll medal you for that c:

aum · Answer

You are welcome.