Question

a data set lists the favorite choice of movie genres. which of the following charts could be used to display the data, and why? bar chart, because the data is categorical bar chart, because the data is numerical box plot, because the data is categorical box plot, because the data is numerical

Explanation:

Movie genres are categorical data (e.g., action, comedy, drama). Bar charts are suitable for categorical data as they show the frequency or count of each category. Box plots are used for numerical data to show distribution (quartiles, median, etc.). Since the data is categorical (movie genres), a bar chart is appropriate.

Answer:

Bar chart, because the data is categorical.