Question

The following table shows the types of homes in which residents were living in 2010.

2010 Housing Data Type of Home Frequency

Single-Family Detached 1748

Single-Family Attached 442

Small Apartment Building 1247

Large Apartment Building 1056

Mobile Home 173

Other 134

To accurately display the mobile home category on a pie chart, an angle that is approximately ________ would need to be created.

Answer 1

Solution

Type of Home	Frequency
Single-family Detached	1748
Single-family Attached	442
Small Apartment Building	1247
Large Apartment Building	1056
Mobile Home	173
Others	134
Total	4800

For Mobile Home category,

Proportion of Mobile Home = = 0.03604

And corresponding angle for pie chart = 0.03604*360 = 12.975 13.

Hence an angle approximate to 13 degree need to created for the Mobile home category.