Exam 2: Organizing and Visualizing

You have collected information on the consumption by the 15 largest coffee-consuming nations. Which of the following is the best for presenting the shares of the consumption?

SCENARIO 2-5 The following are the duration in minutes of a sample of long-distance phone calls made within the continental United States reported by one long-distance carrier. Time (in Minutes) Relative Frequency 0 but less than 5 0.37 5 but less than 10 0.22 10 but less than 15 0.15 15 but less than 20 0.10 20 but less than 25 0.07 25 but less than 30 0.07 30 or more 0.02 -Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 100 calls were randomly sampled, _______ of them would have lasted at least 15 minutes but less than 20 minutes

When you work with many variables, you must be mindful of the limits of the information technology as well as the limits of the ability of your readers to perceive and comprehend your results.

SCENARIO 2-20-A 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- DataA.xlsx: Types of Stores \% of Customers Stand-alone "big box" stores 63 Traditional mall 53 Local independent stores not in a mall 42 Strip mall or mini mall 27 Town hall mall 17 I do not plan to shop at any of these 12 -Referring to Scenario 2-20-A, ____ % of the customers surveyed mentioned that they did not plan to shop at any of these stores.

SCENARIO 2-20-A 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- DataA.xlsx: Types of Stores \% of Customers Stand-alone "big box" stores 63 Traditional mall 53 Local independent stores not in a mall 42 Strip mall or mini mall 27 Town hall mall 17 I do not plan to shop at any of these 12 -Referring to Scenario 2-20-A, the top 2 categories of stores that customers plan to shop at make up ____% of the 6 categories of shopping preferences.

SCENARIO 2-5 The following are the duration in minutes of a sample of long-distance phone calls made within the continental United States reported by one long-distance carrier. Time (in Minutes) Relative Frequency 0 but less than 5 0.37 5 but less than 10 0.22 10 but less than 15 0.15 15 but less than 20 0.10 20 but less than 25 0.07 25 but less than 30 0.07 30 or more 0.02 -Referring to Scenario 2-5, what is the cumulative relative frequency for the percentage of calls that lasted 10 minutes or more?

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, if a student is randomly selected, his/her most likely level of satisfaction will be in the 60s among the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

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, if a percentage histogram was constructed using "473 but less than 480" as the first class, the percentage of bottles with handles that broke after being used for lifting at least 494 but less than 501 times would be ________.

A polygon can be constructed from a bar chart.

SCENARIO 2-13 Given below is the stem-and-leaf display representing the amount of detergent used in gallons (with leaves in 10ths of gallons) in a day by 25 drive-through car wash operations in Phoenix. 9\mid147 10\mid02238 11\mid135566777 12\mid223489 13\mid02 -Referring to Scenario 2-13, if a relative frequency or percentage distribution for the detergent data is constructed, using "9.0 but less than 10.0 gallons" as the first class, what percentage of drive-through car wash operations use at least 10 gallons but less than 13 gallons of detergent in a day?

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 distribution if the corresponding frequency distribution uses "473 but less than 480" as the first class.

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, if the sample is a good representation of the population, we can expect _______ percent of the population will be males.

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 histogram for the defects data, using "0 but less than 5" as the first class.

Data on the number of part-time hours students at a public university worked in a week were collected. Which of the following is the best chart for presenting the information?

A Walmart store in a small town monitors customer complaints and organizes these complaints into six distinct categories. Over the past year, suppose the company has received 534 complaints. One possible graphical method for representing these data would be a Pareto chart.

SCENARIO 2-20-A 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- DataA.xlsx: Types of Stores \% of Customers Stand-alone "big box" stores 63 Traditional mall 53 Local independent stores not in a mall 42 Strip mall or mini mall 27 Town hall mall 17 I do not plan to shop at any of these 12 -Referring to Scenario 2-20-A, construct a pie chart for the types of stores customers plan to shop at.

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, ________ percent of the apartments rented for $1,400 or more.

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 males.

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 did not own a portable Blu-ray player.

SCENARIO 2-4 A survey was conducted to determine how people rated the quality of programming available on television. Respondents were asked to rate the overall quality from 0 (no quality at all) to 100 (extremely good quality). The stem-and-leaf display of the data is shown below. Stem Leaves 3 24 4 03478999 5 0112345 6 12566 7 01 8 9 2 -Referring to Scenario 2-4, what percentage of the respondents rated overall television quality with a rating of 50 or below?