EXERCISE 8.1

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For more about memos, see “Writing Memos” in Ch. 9.

1. Find out from the admissions department at your college or university the number of students enrolled from the different states or from the different counties in your state. Present this information in four different kinds of graphics:

  1. map

  2. table

  3. bar graph

  4. pie chart

In three or four paragraphs, explain why each graphic is appropriate for a particular audience and purpose and how each emphasizes different aspects of the information.