Question

$\text{Following are the}2010\text{obesity rates by U.S. states and Washington, DC.}$

Construct a bar graph of obesity rates of your state and the four states closest to your state. Hint: Label the x-axis with the states.

Short answer

The five states are as follows:

$\{Illinois,Indiana,Missouri,Kentucky,Ohio\}.$

The following is a bar graph of the obesity rates in these five states:

Step-by-step solution

Given information

$\text{Following are the}2010\text{obesity rates by U.S. states and Washington, DC.}$

Explanation

The bar graph is a graphical tool used in statistics to show data using bars of various heights or lengths. Bar graphs have vertical or horizontal bars that are separated from one another. Each bar's height is proportionate to that category's values. Bar graphs are quite useful for comparing differences between different types of data. The categories are on the x-axis, and the frequency points are on the y-axis in a bar graph.

The following are the five states that were chosen:

$\{Illinois,Indiana,Missouri,Kentucky,Ohio\}.$