The students in Ms. Benito’s class went apple picking. They wanted to use the apples in a recipe and did a quick survey about their favorite apple dish. The students presented the results of their survey in the bar graph below.
A bar graph is titled Apple Dishes. The y-axis is labeled Number of Students. A vertical bar labeled Apple Pie has a height between 6 and 8. A vertical bar labeled Baked Apples has a height of 4. A vertical bar labeled Apple Tart has a height between 2 and 4. A vertical bar labeled Apple Cider has a height of 8.
Using the bar graph, which two statements show correct interpretation of the data?
A.
Twenty-three students participated in the survey.
B.
The scale should have started at 5.
C.
Ten students chose apple pie or apple tart.
D.
The data presented is categorical.
E.
There must be at least five categories of apple dishes.
A. Twenty-three students participated in the survey.
B. The scale should have started at 5.
Both of these statements are incorrect interpretations of the data.
C. Ten students chose apple pie or apple tart.
This statement is a correct interpretation of the data. According to the bar graph, the height of the vertical bar labeled Apple Pie is between 6 and 8, and the height of the vertical bar labeled Apple Tart is between 2 and 4. Therefore, the total number of students who chose either apple pie or apple tart is between 8 and 12.
D. The data presented is categorical.
This statement is a correct interpretation of the data. The data represents different categories of apple dishes, such as Apple Pie, Baked Apples, Apple Tart, and Apple Cider.
E. There must be at least five categories of apple dishes.
This statement is not supported by the data. The bar graph shows only four categories of apple dishes, and there is no information in the graph that suggests that there must be at least five categories.