I worked with the qualitative data of Roger Williams University 1st year student's ethnicity. The information was interesting on its own, however I used three methods of visual communication to represent the data. I first used a chart with two columns and seven rows. The ethnicity on the left side and the percentages on the right side. This was easy for me to make on excel by just plugging in the data in the appropriate sections. I think this chart makes sense because in our culture, we read from top to bottom, left to right; therefore you would first look for the ethnicity and move your eyes right to find the percentage. I converted this data into a pie and bar graph. I think that the bar graph is more effective than the pie graph in representing the actual percentage numbers. The pie graph is more visually appealing, however I think it is harder to interpret the numbers. I had a fairly easy time working with excel, as I am familiar with the program and have used it a lot in the past.
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