Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim Chart

Perpetrator 's Relationship to Victim Chart The scope of this discussion will discover what type of sample chart, which is the perpetrator 's relationship to victims in a rape situation. The first item discussed is identifying what type of chart was used for the information given. The second item discussed is this the best way to display the data. Finally, the last discussion is on what type of graph or chart would the author use to present this data and why. The type of chart found on the Internet is a pie chart, which shows the portion of the whole. The chart pie chart gives an example of the relationship between the raped and the rapists which 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger, 38% of perpetrators were a friend or acquaintance of the victim, 28% were an intimate and 7 % were another relative according to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network, 2006). This proper chart was presented in this data because these are actually facts of numbers from the victim 's perspectives not from the rapist. The pie chart is within a specific time frame however; the area that is covered is unknown. The pie chart is the best way to display this information for the reason that includes all possibilities and the proportion for this information. Each piece adds up to the whole to make a pie chart. The pie chart supports the finding in the text, but there is was an error of less than one percent assumed on the pie chart for some instances. According to RAINN, seven percent of the perpetrator was another relative where as in the pie chart only six percent was demonstrated as another relative. According to the author a bar graph would be used to present better data instead of a pie chart if there was more information supporting the other variables. The bar graph could illustrate the other relationships based on the age and other variables. The pie chart does not include ages 12 and under and does not include the sample size or the actual

References: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. (2006). Statistics. Retrieved February 1, 2007, from http://www.rainn.org/statistics/index.html