What happens to an annotation if the widget it is related to is deleted?

When a widget is deleted, the status of the annotations tied to that widget becomes significant because they provide context and commentary that could enhance understanding. In this case, the correct response indicates that annotations remain visible on the dashboard as a blue circle. This visual representation serves as a marker, indicating that annotations were once associated with a now-deleted widget.

This design choice allows users to retain awareness of the insights or comments that were made, ensuring that important contextual information is still accessible, albeit in a modified form. Users can take this as a cue to possibly recreate or link the annotations to a new widget, facilitating continuity in the analysis or narrative.

The other potential choices don't reflect the actual behavior of annotations in relation to deleted widgets. Annotations being permanently lost or inactive would hinder data analysis and removing contextual information. The idea of annotations moving to a backup location isn't typically how data management works in analytics platforms, as it may complicate user workflows and reduce usability. Thus, maintaining annotations as blue circles allows for better user experience and clarity within dashboards.