Which of the following is an effective approach to simplify a crowded pie chart by focusing on major contributors?

• A. Add more slices to disperse labels.
• B. Remove the chart altogether.
• C. Display only the largest percent contributors and group all others into one category.
• D. Duplicate the pie chart.

Answer: (C)

Simplifying a crowded pie chart by focusing on major contributors means showing only the largest shares and grouping the smaller ones into a single “Other” category. This approach keeps the visual clean and readable, so viewers can quickly grasp which parts dominate the distribution without chasing labels across many tiny slices. When there are many small segments, arcs become hard to distinguish and labels collide; aggregating the minor contributors preserves the overall story while emphasizing the big players. If needed, you can supplement with precise numbers in a legend or tooltip, but the main chart remains uncluttered and easy to compare.

Adding more slices, removing the chart, or duplicating it doesn’t address readability: more slices tends to worsen clutter, removing the chart loses information, and duplicating it just repeats the same clutter without solving the problem.