EA Graphics Interpretation 2

Question 1

A stacked bar chart shows total project hours: Engineering=60%, Marketing=25%, Admin=15%, totaling 2,000 hours. How many hours are in Marketing?

Accepted Answer

500

Answer

300

Answer

400

Answer

600

Question 2

A scatter plot has a cluster of points in the lower-left and one outlier in the upper-right. What effect does including the outlier have on the correlation coefficient?

Accepted Answer

Increases it toward +1.

Answer

Decreases it toward zero.

Answer

Has no effect.

Answer

Makes it negative.

Question 3

A bar chart compares five products' profit margins: 12%, 8%, 15%, 10%, 6%. The company discontinues the lowest-margin product. What is the new average margin for the remaining four?

Accepted Answer

11.25%

Answer

10%

Answer

10.5%

Answer

12%

Question 4

A line graph shows two products' sales over 5 years. They intersect at Year 3. What does the intersection point represent?

Accepted Answer

Both products had equal sales in Year 3.

Answer

Product A overtakes Product B in sales.

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Year 3 was the peak sales year.

Answer

Product B was discontinued in Year 3.

Question 5

A pie chart shows revenue by region. North America = 45%, Europe = 30%, Asia = 20%, Other = 5%. If the company targets increasing Asia to 30%, and total revenue stays at $600M, how much additional revenue is needed from Asia?

Accepted Answer

$60M

Answer

$30M

Answer

$90M

Answer

$120M

Question 6

A graph shows a company's stock price over 12 months forming a U-shape. What pattern does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Initial decline followed by recovery

Answer

Steady growth

Answer

Consistent volatility

Answer

A plateau