Business Communication 8th Edition by Amy Newman,Scot Ober

Exercise 24

Determine which type of visual is best.
For the following situations, select the most appropriate visual aid for presenting the data, and explain why it is the best option. Consider a line chart, bar chart, pie chart, table, or map.
a. To show the daily sales for your small computer business
b. To show the proportion of your budget spent on each of the four fixed costs for your company during the year
c. To show the results of six survey questions asking people's opinion regarding the economy
d. To show the comparisons of the first quarter's net sales for departments A, B, and C
e. To show the locations of your international offices
f. To show total sales by region and the percentage of increase or decrease from the previous year
g. To show the average annual rainfall in selected cities in the nation