Visual Representation And Analysis Of Data|Mathematics
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State
Total Murders1
Total Firearms
Handguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Firearms (Type Unknown)
Knives or Cutting Instruments
Other Weapons
Hands, Fists, Feet, and so on2
Alabama
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Alaska
57
39
12
2
1
24
7
8
3
Arizona
278
171
128
4
3
36
42
55
10
Arkansas
164
110
51
10
4
45
18
30
6
California
1,861
1,275
855
34
33
353
263
233
90
Colorado
176
115
65
12
6
32
25
19
17
Connecticut
107
73
29
0
2
42
16
9
9
Delaware
63
52
26
0
0
26
6
3
2
District of Columbia
162
121
65
1
0
55
28
8
5
Georgia
565
464
394
16
10
44
38
60
3
Hawaii
19
4
1
1
0
2
6
2
7
Idaho
30
24
17
4
0
3
3
3
0
Illinois
497
440
431
2
1
6
29
25
3
Indiana
272
209
147
9
5
48
22
29
12
Iowa
72
49
31
0
2
16
10
5
8
Kansas
125
91
51
4
4
32
9
14
11
Kentucky
209
141
91
1
9
40
30
26
12
Louisiana
474
379
207
7
9
156
46
43
6
Maine
23
16
15
0
0
1
3
1
3
Maryland
372
279
266
3
3
7
44
33
16
Massachusetts
126
81
33
1
0
47
27
11
7
Michigan
571
389
148
10
10
221
52
103
27
Minnesota
133
79
47
6
9
17
21
23
10
Mississippi
159
126
102
3
5
16
11
14
8
Missouri
499
418
233
12
11
162
26
40
15
Montana
36
18
13
0
0
5
8
3
7
Nebraska
61
43
41
1
1
0
9
8
1
Nevada
177
113
17
1
1
94
25
30
9
New Hampshire
14
8
4
0
0
4
6
0
0
New Jersey
353
255
200
3
0
52
38
41
19
New Mexico
94
56
14
1
2
39
18
19
1
New York
611
383
331
1
5
46
104
104
20
North Carolina
506
353
235
10
21
87
41
77
35
North Dakota
17
9
5
0
0
4
3
1
4
Ohio
480
316
184
12
7
113
39
103
22
Oklahoma
233
149
113
8
9
19
33
32
19
Oregon
71
34
17
1
5
11
12
22
3
Pennsylvania
651
497
386
10
11
90
65
67
22
Rhode Island
27
10
3
0
1
6
10
6
1
South Carolina
394
312
201
7
10
94
34
34
14
South Dakota
27
12
5
1
5
1
8
2
5
Tennessee
402
297
204
13
7
73
40
51
14
Texas
1,276
906
610
19
36
241
146
135
89
Utah
54
34
26
2
0
6
5
6
9
Vermont
10
8
2
4
0
2
0
1
1
Virginia
383
275
148
6
7
114
51
43
14
Washington
209
141
84
3
5
49
18
36
14
West Virginia
57
30
19
1
1
9
6
17
4
Wisconsin
238
170
122
5
4
39
37
25
6
Wyoming
16
10
4
0
3
3
2
3
1
Guam
6
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
0
U.S. Virgin Islands
35
26
12
1
0
13
3
6
0
(FBI, 2015)
1 Total number of murders for which supplemental homicide data were received.
2 Pushed is included in hands, fists, feet, and so on.
3 Limited supplemental homicide data were received.
1. From the data in the table above, find the top 8 states with the most number of total murders. Then, construct a table showing the number of murders by each category of firearms.
Rank
States
Total Murders
Total Firearms
Handguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Firearms (Type Unknown)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2. Using the top 8 states with the most number of murders, construct a pie chart representing the number of murders in each state committed with shotguns; use percentages to make sure that the pie chart is correctly proportioned.
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3. Using the top 8 states with the most number of murders, construct a bar graph representing the number of murders in each state committed with shotguns; use percentages to make sure that the bar graph is correctly proportioned.
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4. Using the top 8 states with the most number of murders, construct an area chart representing the number of murders in each state committed with shotguns; use actual numerical values and make sure the area chart is correctly proportioned.
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5. Which of the three chart types do you think gives the most useful visual information about the data represented? Please do your research and include appropriate references that support your final answer.
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6. Is there another chart type that you think would better represent these data? Why or why not? Please do your research and include appropriate references that support your final answer.
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Reference
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). (2015). Table 20: Murder by states, types of weapons, 2015. Retrieved from https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2015/crime-in-the-u.s.-2015/tables/table-20
