Multivariable graphs and college rankings by academics and sexiness: Buzzfeed.com published a multivariable graph that purported to rank colleges by academics and €œhotness.€ The data from this graph are represented here. 

a. What kind of graph is this? Explain. 

b. List the variables that are included in this graph.

c. List at least three ways in which this graph could be redesigned in light of the guidelines in this chapter.

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Rankings of Colleges by Academic Standing and "Hotness" (Hotness Ratio/Zone ID) 0.7 More "hot" Dartmouth College Brown Univeroity Penneylvania State University. Boeton University- Princeton Univereity -Univeraity of Pennaylvania •Boeton College •Carnegle Melon University ONew York Univereity Columbia University Univereity of Southern California CUnivereity of Miohigan Univereity of Virginia OUniversity of North Caroline ChapelHill Harvard Univereity Univereity of California, Santa Barbara University of Georgia Georgetown University Tufto Univereity OMassachupette Inetitute of Technology Cornell University • University of California, Los Angeles Univeraity of Chicago Yale Univeraity Univereity of Ilinois-Urbana-Champaign George Washington Univereity Northweetern Univeraity •Univeraity of California, Berkeley estanford University University of South Florida e Univereity of California, Davis 0.1 Less "hot" 100 50 Higher academically Lower academically