Which of the following methods of graphical representation of data would be useful for depicting proportions?

ALine charts

BHistograms

CPie charts ✓ Correct

DScatter plots

Correct answer: (C) Pie charts

Explanation

Pie charts display proportions as slices of a whole circle.

Line charts show change in a value across time, not proportions.

Histograms show the frequency distribution of a continuous variable.

Scatter plots show the relationship between two variables.

Each pie slice's angle is proportional to its share of the total.

Pie charts work best with a small number of categories summing to one hundred percent.

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