Sample Mixed Data Question

The bar chart below shows the preference for different types of Complementary or Alternative Medicine (CAM)
therapies among US adults in 2007. The table lists which therapies where the most popular over two years.
Summarise the data by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
- Write at least 150 words.
- You should spend around 20 minutes on this task.

Sample Essay
The bar chart illustrates the top ten Complementary or Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies preferred by the
proportion of all adult US citizens in 2007. The table lists how the popularity of four of those therapies increased over
five years in percentages.
Overall, deep breathing and massage therapies increased the most in popularity over the five year period, while natural
products was the clear favourite among U.S. adults in 2007.
Between 2002 and 2007, certain alternative therapies showed higher gains than others. Deep breathing and massage
saw the biggest gain in use of approximately 4%, while meditation and yoga rose by a less significant 1.9% and 2%
respectively.
Of the ten most common CAM therapies, around 1 in 5 adult Americans preferred to use natural products,
substantially greater than the second most widely-used technique of deep breathing which stood at 12%. Following
these, around a tenth of Americans were likely to do either meditation, chiropractic, massage or yoga, whereas a
significantly smaller proportion of under 3% of American adults did the remaining four CAM approaches shown.

Question 1
The graphs below show the unemployment rate of citizens in the US with a further classification
displaying average salary per week in 2005. Summarise the data by selecting and reporting the main
features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Professional degree Average Weekly Earnings in 2005 ($)

Doctoral degree 1740
Professional degree 1800
Master's degree 1560
Bachelor's degree 1246
Some college, no degree 840
High school diploma 701
Less than a high school diploma 538

Question 2

The line charts show the amount of beer sold to pubs and supermarkets over six years, where a bar
graph displays the amount of pubs closed over the same period.
Summarise the data by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where
relevant.

Write at least 150 words.