CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Statistical Description of Data
Which diagram is the most suitable for showing how the total sales of a company are divided among its different products in a particular year?
A pie diagram is the most suitable choice because it divides a total, such as yearly sales, into sectors proportional to each product's share. Histograms, frequency polygons and ogives represent continuous frequency distributions and do not show how a single total is split into components.
- AHistogram
- BPie diagram (sub-divided into sectors)Correct
- CFrequency polygon
- DOgive
Explanation
A pie diagram splits a total into component parts, each shown as a sector whose angle is proportional to its share. A histogram, frequency polygon and ogive are used for continuous frequency distributions, not for splitting one total into components.
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