The article "Death in Roadwork Zones at Record High" (San Luis Obispo Tribune, July 25, 2001) included a bar chart similar to this one:

a. Comment on the trend over time in the number of people killed in highway work zones.

b. Would a pie chart have also been an effective way to summarize these data? Explain why or why not.

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Year 66. 86. 16. 96. 56. 16. £6. 76. 16. O 001 200 300 Number of deaths 00 005 009 700 800 006 Year 66. 86. 16. 96. 56. 16. £6. 76. 16. O 001 200 300 Number of deaths 00 005 009 700 800 006

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a We can see that there are two peaks from the given graph The number of peo... View the full answer