Exam 2: Organizing and Visualizing

SCENARIO 2-19-A You are the quality control manager of a water bottles company. One of the biggest complaints in the past years has been the breakage and, hence, the concern on the durability of the connector between the lid and the bottle which many users use as a handle for the bottles. To collect evidence before implementing any modification to the production process, your department has subjected 50 water bottles to a durability test and the following data on the number of times the handles have been used to lift the bottles before they break are contained in the file Scenario2-19-DataA.XLSX. 495 499 502 500 491 498 498 495 488 516 513 486 504 503 493 504 489 500 495 499 501 507 511 496 486 497 510 504 493 482 511 502 520 514 486 514 500 505 512 500 504 498 503 514 474 489 488 506 517 490 -Referring to Scenario 2-19-A, construct a cumulative percentage polygon using "473 but less than 480" as the first class.

A histogram can have gaps between the bars, whereas bar charts cannot have gaps.

In a contingency table, the number of rows and columns

SCENARIO 2-11 The ordered array below resulted from selecting a sample of 25 batches of 500 computer chips and determining how many in each batch were defective. Defects 1 2 4 4 5 5 6 7 9 9 12 12 15 17 20 21 23 23 25 26 27 27 28 29 29 -Referring to Scenario 2-11, construct a cumulative percentage distribution for the defects data if the corresponding frequency distribution uses "0 but less than 5" as the first class.

The Guidelines for Developing Visualizations recommend using varying scale to conserve precious space whenever possible.

You have collected data on the approximate retail price (in $) and the energy cost per year (in $) of 15 refrigerators. Which of the following is the best for presenting the data?

SCENARIO 2-20-B A recent consumer survey on holiday shopping reveals the following information on the types of stores at which consumers plan to shop (The table is also available in the file Scenario2-20- DataB.xlsx: Types of Stores \% of Customers Stand-alone "big box" stores 54 Traditional mall 61 Local independent stores not in a mall 35 Strip mall or mini mall 25 Town hall mall 14 I do not plan to shop at any of these 9 -Referring to Scenario 20-20-B, the type of stores that the most customers plan to shop at is _________.

SCENARIO 2-14 The table below contains the number of people who own a portable Blu-ray player in a sample of 600 broken down by gender. Own a Portable Blu-ray player Male Female Yes 96 40 No 224 240 -Referring to Scenario 2-14 of the females in the sample, ________ percent owned a portable Blu-ray player.

SCENARIO 2-9 The frequency distribution below represents the rents of 250 randomly selected federally subsidized apartments in a small town. Rent in \ Frequency 1,100 but less than 1,200 113 1,200 but less than 1,300 85 1,300 but less than 1,400 32 1,400 but less than 1,500 16 1,500 but less than 1,600 4 -Referring to Scenario 2-9, the relative frequency of the second class is ________.

SCENARIO 2-12 The table below contains the opinions of a sample of 200 people broken down by gender about the latest congressional plan to eliminate anti-trust exemptions for professional baseball. For Neutral Against Totals Female 38 54 12 104 Male 12 36 48 96 Totals 50 90 60 200 -Referring to Scenario 2-12, _______ percent of the 200 were against the plan.

Retailers are always interested in determining why a customer selected their store to make a purchase. A sporting goods retailer conducted a customer survey to determine why its customers Shopped at the store. The results are shown in the bar chart below. What proportion of the Customers responded that they shopped at the store because of the merchandise or the Convenience?

SCENARIO 2-17 The following table presents total retail sales in millions of dollars for the leading apparel companies over a two-year period in the past. APPAREL COMPANY Year 1 Year 2 Gap 1,159.0 962.0 TJX 781.7 899.0 Limited 596.5 620.4 Kohl's 544.9 678.9 Nordstrom 402.6 418.3 Talbots 139.9 130.1 AnnTaylor 114.2 124.8 -Referring to Scenario 2-17, construct a table of column percentages.

SCENARIO 2-6 A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether they did well or poorly on the midterm. The following table contains the result. Did Well in Midterm Did Poorly in Midterm Studying for Exam 80 20 Went Bar Hopping 30 70 -Referring to Scenario 2-6, of those who did well on the midterm in the sample, _______ percent of them went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm.

SCENARIO 2-18 The stem-and-leaf display below shows the result of a survey on 50 students on their satisfaction with their school with the higher scores represent higher level of satisfaction. -Referring to Scenario 2-18, the level of satisfaction is concentrated around 75.

You have collected data on the monthly seasonally adjusted civilian unemployment rate for the United States over a 10-year period. Which of the following is the best for presenting the data?

SCENARIO 2-19-A You are the quality control manager of a water bottles company. One of the biggest complaints in the past years has been the breakage and, hence, the concern on the durability of the connector between the lid and the bottle which many users use as a handle for the bottles. To collect evidence before implementing any modification to the production process, your department has subjected 50 water bottles to a durability test and the following data on the number of times the handles have been used to lift the bottles before they break are contained in the file Scenario2-19-DataA.XLSX. 495 499 502 500 491 498 498 495 488 516 513 486 504 503 493 504 489 500 495 499 501 507 511 496 486 497 510 504 493 482 511 502 520 514 486 514 500 505 512 500 504 498 503 514 474 489 488 506 517 490 -Referring to Scenario 2-19-A, construct a frequency polygon using "473 but less than 480" as the first class.

The percentage distribution cannot be constructed from the frequency distribution directly.

SCENARIO 2-14 The table below contains the number of people who own a portable Blu-ray player in a sample of 600 broken down by gender. Own a Portable Blu-ray player Male Female Yes 96 40 No 224 240 -Referring to Scenario 2-14, ________ percent of the 600 were females who owned a portable Blu-ray player.

Given below is the scatter plot of the market value (thousands$) and profit (thousands$) of 50 U.S. companies. Higher market values appear to be associated with higher profits.

SCENARIO 2-14 The table below contains the number of people who own a portable Blu-ray player in a sample of 600 broken down by gender. Own a Portable Blu-ray player Male Female Yes 96 40 No 224 240 -Referring to Scenario 2-14, if the sample is a good representation of the population, we can expect _______ percent of those who own a portable Blu-ray player in the population will be males.