Module #7: Distribution Analysis in R

 

I used the mtcars set to make a bar chart to showcase how many cars have either 4, 6, or 8 cylinders. A bar plot helps compare groups clearly, so I decided to use it to compare how many cylinders cars have. The chart shows that most cars have 8 cylinders, while fewer have 4. Matching Few's recommendations, I took in note to make the visuals colorful and easy to understand and not too crowded. I also added the title and labels to let readers know what they are looking at, so they do not have to assume which cylinder is which. I agree with Few's recommendations because if I were to read a visual distribution, I would like to know what I am looking at, rather than having little to nothing that explains what it is about, and so much information that I cannot comprehend what is going on.

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