Graphics Interpretation - Scatterplots and Bubble Graphs

The graph shows the unemployment rate and tax revenue as a percent of GDP for 44 countries in 1991. The color of each circle represents the geographic region of the corresponding country.

From each drop-down menu, select the option that creates the most accurate statement based on the information provided.

In the graph, the country with the lowest tax revenue as a percentage of GDP is in [[dropdown1]] .

There are [[dropdown2]] countries with an unemployment rate less than 15%.

Incorrect.

You might have gotten this answer if you mistakenly found the country with the lowest unemployment rate. The problem actually asks about the country with the lowest tax revenue as a percentage of GDP.

The tax revenue is given on the vertical axis. Find the lowest dot in the graph and then use the key to determine the region of the country it represents.

Incorrect.

The tax revenue as a percentage of GDP is given on the vertical axis. Since the lowest dot in the graph is not light blue, the country with the lowest tax revenue is not in South Asia.

That is correct!

The tax revenue as a percentage of GDP is given on the vertical axis. Find the lowest dot in the graph.

Notice that this dot is green. Therefore, it represents a country in the Middle East or North Africa.

There are a lot of dots to the left of this line, so it is easier to find the number of dots to the right of it and then subtract.

Notice that there are six dots to the right of the line. Since there are 44 countries in the graph, there must be a total of $$44-6=38$$ dots to the left of it. Thus, the answer is 38.

Incorrect.

You might have gotten this answer if you found the number of countries with an unemployment less than 5%, instead of less than 15%.

Find the number of dots to the right of the 15% unemployment line. Then subtract this from 44 to find the number of countries with an unemployment rate less than 15%.

Incorrect.

You might have gotten this answer if you found the number of countries with an unemployment more than 15%, instead of less than 15%.

Find the number of dots to the right of the 15% unemployment line. Then subtract this from 44 to find the number of countries with an unemployment rate less than 15%.

That's right!

The unemployment rate is given on the horizontal axis, so we want to find the number of dots to the left of the 15% line.