The provided graph illustrates the number of students at a UK school who participated in Running, Basketball, Swimming, and Football over a ten-year period from 2001 to 2011.
Overall, it can be observed that the participation in Football remained consistent throughout the period, while Running experienced a significant increase. Basketball saw modest growth in the first half of the period but then experienced a sharp decline in the latter half.
Upon closer examination, it is evident that both Football and Basketball started with nearly the same number of participants, around 57. However, this number diverged in the second half of the period, reaching approximately 70 for Football and 20 for Basketball by the end of the timeline.
Conversely, Running and Swimming had similar participation numbers at the beginning, with 18 and 20 students respectively. This trend began to shift around 2006 when Running started to rise steadily, reaching 60 by the beginning of 2011. In contrast, Swimming experienced a gradual decline, finishing at 25 by the end of 2011.
