12.11 Revising Charts about Exporting

A. Revise the ineffective bar chart from Exercise12.5

B. Revise the ineffective pie chart from Exercise 12.5

C. Revise the ineffective line chart from Exercise 12.5

FIGURE 12.14A Ineffective Bar Chart Ten States with Most Jobs Related to Manufacturing Exports in Thousands of Jobs (Year: 2008) Washington 258.3 Texas 731.8 Pennsylvania 258.2 Ohio 362.2 North Carolina 208.6 New York 228.1 -Series1 Michigan 269.9 Indiana 233.6 Illinois 360.2 California 737.6 0 200 400 600 800 FIGURE 12.14B Ineffective Pie Chart Value of Exports in 2008 Broken Down by Sizes of Companies 8% 22% 69% Large Medium-sized Small companies companies companies FIGURE 12.14C Ineffective Line Chart Value of Exports to Top Three Export Partners of the United States, 2000-2009, in Thousands of U.S. Dollars 300,000,000 250,000,000 200,000,000 150,000,000 100,000,000 50,000,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Canada 178,941 163,424 160,922 169,923 189,879 211,898 230,656 248,888 261,149 204,728 Mexico 111,349 101,296 97,470 97,411 110,731 120,247 133,721135,918 151,220 128,997 China 16,185 19,182 22,127 28,367 34,427 41,192 53,673 62,936 69,732 69,576 Canada Mexico China FIGURE 12.14A Ineffective Bar Chart Ten States with Most Jobs Related to Manufacturing Exports in Thousands of Jobs (Year: 2008) Washington 258.3 Texas 731.8 Pennsylvania 258.2 Ohio 362.2 North Carolina 208.6 New York 228.1 -Series1 Michigan 269.9 Indiana 233.6 Illinois 360.2 California 737.6 0 200 400 600 800 FIGURE 12.14B Ineffective Pie Chart Value of Exports in 2008 Broken Down by Sizes of Companies 8% 22% 69% Large Medium-sized Small companies companies companies FIGURE 12.14C Ineffective Line Chart Value of Exports to Top Three Export Partners of the United States, 2000-2009, in Thousands of U.S. Dollars 300,000,000 250,000,000 200,000,000 150,000,000 100,000,000 50,000,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Canada 178,941 163,424 160,922 169,923 189,879 211,898 230,656 248,888 261,149 204,728 Mexico 111,349 101,296 97,470 97,411 110,731 120,247 133,721135,918 151,220 128,997 China 16,185 19,182 22,127 28,367 34,427 41,192 53,673 62,936 69,732 69,576 Canada Mexico China