An article reported the national market share of leading brands of carbonated be

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An article reported the national market share of leading brands of carbonated beverages. The pie chart and bar chart available below display the values. a) Which display of these data is best for comparing the market shares of these brands? Explain. b) Does brand A or brand C have a bigger market share? Is that comparison easier to make with the pie chart or the bar chart? Click the icon to view the pie chart and bar chart. O A. The pie chart is best because it shows the categories as portions of a whole. O B. The bar chart is best because it shows the categories as portions of a whole. O C. The pie chart is best because it shows the categories without spaces between them. D. The bar chart is best because it is hard to compare the sizes of pie segments.

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Which display is best for comparing share market?

Ans- b] The bar chart is best because it shows the categories as portions of whole.

Explanation - The bar chart is best for comparison.

The pie chart should be used for simple composition (never for comparison or distribution )

1)A pie chart typically displays numbers in percentages.

2) it is used to visualize a part to whole relationship or a composition.

3)Pie charts are not meant to compare individual sections to each other or to represent exact values.

4)you should use a bar chart for that.

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