Use graphics in your report to help clarify data, create visual interest, and make numerical data meaningful. However, be sure to choose the right graphics to accomplish your objectives. Review your objectives, identify the purpose for each graphic, and then make an informed decision.

Use the table to answer the following question.

Year [1]	Landscape Design [2]	Graphic Design [3]	[4]	Textile Design [5]
2003	$2.80	$1.50	$3.40	$1.00
2004	$3.00	$1.60	$4.00	$2.00
2002	$2.00	$1.90	$3.90	$1.25
2001	$1.50	$1.20	$1.60	$3.00

[6] Figure 2:

Design Goods Company Four-Year

Revenue (in millions of dollars)

What is the error in the title and label of the table (section 6)?

The title should be on a separate page.

The title should be located at the top of the table.

There is no error in this section.

Use a flowchart to show .

Use the bar chart to answer the following questions.

Identify one of the errors in the bar chart.

The numeric total in each bar should appear in a separate column.

The numeric total in each bar should be omitted and included in a separate table.

The numeric totals should be placed at the bottom or middle of each bar.

What would you use to show the increase in demand for solar panels over the last five years?

An organizational chart or table

A flowchart or map

A bar or line chart

Read the scenario, and answer the question.

Your company is building a new office site in a different province. You want to show your board members the progress of construction.

What should you use to illustrate the data?

Photographs

A flowchart

An organizational chart

Read the scenario, and answer the question.

A coworker has been asked to give a report on customer satisfaction with the service provided by your newly implemented technical support centre. She is thinking about using a line chart to trace the increase in customer satisfaction over the last two months, but she would like some advice on how to use graphics appropriately.

What advice should you give her?

Avoid plotting the first value when preparing a segmented chart.

Arrange the time components vertically on the left-hand side of the chart.

Begin with a grid divided into squares.

Use the line chart to answer the following questions.

Evaluate the labels on the line chart. What label could be added to make the chart easier to read?

No additional label is needed.

A vertical label on the far left-hand side stating that the numbers represent millions of dollars.

A vertical label on the far left-hand side identifying the year.

If the previous chart measures CaliMarts revenues in millions of dollars, how much money did CaliMart make in 2005?

$26 million

$14 million

$18 million