The estimated annual number of smoking-attributable deaths in the United States can be broken down by specific causes, as follows:
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | }
\hline \text { Lung cancer } & 128,900 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Other cancers } & 35,300 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Ischemic heart disease } & 126,000 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease } & 92,900 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Stroke } & 15,900 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Other diagnoses } & 44,000 \text { deaths } \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Would it be correct to display these data in a pie chart?

Question

The estimated annual number of smoking-attributable deaths in the United States can be broken down by specific causes, as follows:
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Lung cancer } & 128,900 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Other cancers } & 35,300 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Ischemic heart disease } & 126,000 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease } & 92,900 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Stroke } & 15,900 \text { deaths } \
\hline \text { Other diagnoses } & 44,000 \text { deaths } \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Would it be correct to display these data in a pie chart?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Pie charts are suitable for displaying the distribution of categorical data, and in this case, the data represent all U.S. deaths attributable to smoking broken down by specific causes, making it a complete representation of a categorical dataset.

The Estimated Annual Number of Smoking-Attributable Deaths in the United