Cotton Pricing Although the abundance and availability of data have increased rapidly due to technology advances, and computers make fancier and fancier visualizations, data visualization itself is not new. This link http://www.handsomeatlas .com/us-census-statistical-atlas-1880/manufacturesspecific-cotton-goods provides a data visualization of the consumption and price of cotton from 1880. Zoom in on the graph to better see certain features.

(a) In 1880, which state spent the most money (per capita) on cotton? Which spent the least?

(b) In which year (1825 to 1880) was cotton most expensive?