In The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (Vol. 33, 2009), researchers from the University of

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In The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (Vol. 33, 2009), researchers from the University of Western Ontario reported on mall shoppers€™ opinions about libraries and their importance to today€™s society. Each in a sample of over 200 mall shoppers was asked the following question: €œIn today€™s world, with Internet access and online and large book sellers like Amazon, do you think libraries have become more, less, or the same in importance to their community?€ The accompanying graphic summarizes the mall shoppers€™ responses.
a. What type of graph is shown?
b. Identify the qualitative variable described in the graph.
c. From the graph, identify the most common response.
d. Convert the graph into a Pareto diagram. Interpret the results.