Visuals for communicating information fall into three general categories: $(1)$ those that communicate primarily through their textual content $($words and numerals$),(2)$ those that communicate primarily through some form of quantitative chart, and $(3)$ those that communicate primarily by some form of picture. The most effective visuals are those that are right for the circumstances. To choose the right type, you will need to think carefully about the kind of information you have and the purpose you want to achieve.

Instructions: Select the best visual to describe the data sets below.

$1.$ Compare premiums $-$ A visual that helps compare premiums for the three insurance programs her company is considering

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$2.$ Yes$/$no answers $-$ A visual that presents the number of yes$/$no answers for ten survey questions

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$3.$ Blog hits $-$ A visual that shows the number of hits to a blog over the last three months

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$4.$ Tasks and scheduling $-$ A visual that identifies project tasks and their scheduling

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$5.$ Gas mileage $-$ A visual to show customers the gas mileage of the three top$-$selling cars at a local dealership

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$6.$ One of four locations $-$ A visual to help choose one of four locations for a retreat. The visual should help the viewer see data from multiple perspectives.

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$7.$ Product users $-$ A visual to show product users by age to see what percentage each age group is in relation to the entire population of users

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$8.$ Percentage of sales $-$ A visual to show what percentage of a retail store$$s total sales were for clothing

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$9.$ Sales data $-$ A visual that presents individual units of sales data for each quarter of each year for three years

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$10.$ Calls to help desk $$ A visual to show the number of calls to a company$$s technology help desk over the last six months

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