Exam 2: Examining Data: Tables and Figures

Grouped frequency distribution tables are created to summarize data for variables measured at the ______ level of measurement.

The largest values of a variable that would be grouped into a particular interval are ______.

Real limits are ______.

This type of distribution in one in which more than two values have the greatest frequency.

You would use a ______ to illustrate data for the variable "Age in years" while a ______ would be used to illustrate "15 to 24; 25 to 34; 35 to 44; etc."

A researcher conducts a study on police effectiveness in reducing loitering. The respondents are asked to select from the answer choices "NOT effective, effective, or very effective." Which type of figure is most appropriate to illustrate the responses to the question?

Given the nature of this variable, you would use a ______ to illustrate the data for this variable.

Filling in the blanks in this frequency distribution table, the cumulative percent ('Cum %') associated with 3 arrests is ______.

For which of these variables would you create a grouped frequency distribution table to summarize data you've collected?

When constructing a grouped frequency distribution table, the intervals do NOT have to be of equal size.

On the first day of class, students are asked to describe their plans after college (grad school, work, etc.); a ______ would be used to illustrate their responses to this question.

Which of the following BEST describes the shape of this distribution?

Which of the following BEST describes the shape of the distribution of these 11 scores? 16, 17, 12, 23, 18, 15, 17, 18, 17, 20, 16

A grouped frequency distribution table should NOT have so few intervals that a large majority of the data falls into only one or two intervals.

Filling in the blanks in this frequency distribution table, ______ of this sample selected 'Dinner'; this represents ______ of the sample.

Filling in the blanks in this frequency distribution table, ______ of this sample owned 0 phones; this represents ______ of the sample.

A ______ distribution is one in which two values clearly distinct from each other have the greatest frequency.

Filling in the blanks in this frequency distribution table, the cumulative percent ('Cum %') associated with 11th grade is ______.

Which of the following is a reason why researchers examine the data before conducting statistical analyses on the data?

The three aspects of distributions include ______.