Essentials of Business Communication 8th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey

Exercise 37

In teams identify which type of graphic (table, bar chart, line chart, pie chart, flowchart, infographic, illustration, or map) would best illustrate the following data:
a. Figures comparing the sales of three brands of smartphones over the past 12 months
b. Statistics on the rise of six popular social media platforms (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest) in five of the largest cities in the world
c. National unemployment rate figures for the last 12 months
d. Location of significant earthquakes in the world over the last 30 days
e. Date, time, and place of each game scheduled in the World Cupf. Recruitment process from the time a job is advertised until the time an offer is made
g. Portion of national budget that goes to defense, social security, safety net programs, interest on debt, and Medicare/Medicaid