GRAPHING EXERCISE

A study has been conducted to compare men and women on the likelihood of seeking counseling for a psychological problem. A survey was completed by 1,000 men and 1,000 women to determine the number of each group suffering from anxiety or depression. The survey also asked if the respondent had sought counseling for his or her anxiety or depression. The mean values below indicate the percentage of those reporting one of the psychological problems who also sought counseling.

	Anxiety	Depression
Men	35%	15%
Women	20%	55%

1. Complete the bar graph below by including a point in the graph for each mean value given above. Be sure to connect lines for each gender.

Percentage with problem seeking counseling

Psychological problem

2. Re-create the graph above as a bar graph using a software package such as Excel. If using Excel, type in the means and variable levels as given above into a new worksheet, highlight what you have typed, and choose Insert Chart. Under Chart Type, you can choose a bar graph. Chart Options allow you to label the axes and adjust axis scales and fonts.

3. Describe the results displayed in the graphs.