Exam 1: Displaying the Order in a Group of Numbers Using Tables and Graphs

Which of the following is an example of an equal-interval variable?

On an exam in a cognitive psychology class, most students attained a perfect score. This is an example of:

When making a frequency table for a nominal variable, the values listed on the left-hand side of the frequency table should be:

A way to simplify a frequency table when there are a large number of possible values is to group the scores into __________.

Social scientists use __________ to summarize and make understandable a group of numbers collected in a research study.

When making a frequency table, the values are listed in the first column and the __________ for each value is listed in the second column.

When making a histogram, it is easiest if you begin with a:

A histogram is most closely related to which of the following?

A business researcher set up a __________ that lists the number of employees for each level of earnings, from the level of $80,000-99,999, going down to the level of $20,000-29,999.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a nominal variable?

The two main branches of statistical methods are:

The distribution of data collected in behavioral and social science research studies often approximates a(n)__________.