Exam 3: Visual Displays of Data

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Construct a pie chart representing the given data set. -900 movie critics rated a movie. The following data give the rating distribution. Rating Frequency Relative Frequency Excellent 180 0.20 Good 450 0.50 Fair 270 0.30  Construct a pie chart representing the given data set. -900 movie critics rated a movie. The following data give the rating distribution.   \begin{array}{r|c|c} \text { Rating } & \text { Frequency } & \text { Relative Frequency } \\ \hline \text { Excellent } & 180 & 0.20 \\ \text { Good } & 450 & 0.50 \\ \text { Fair } & 270 & 0.30 \end{array}

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A newly formed political party has taken a poll in each state to determine voter support. Use the results summarized in the graphic to answer the question. A newly formed political party has taken a poll in each state to determine voter support. Use the results summarized in the graphic to answer the question.     -Do there appear to be an significant regional differences? -Do there appear to be an significant regional differences?

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The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the highest wind velocity ever recorded in 30 different U.S. cities. The velocities are given in miles per hour. The leaf unit is 1.0. 6 4 7 23 7 589 8 0111344 8 5568899 9 0012234 9 559 What is the highest wind velocity recorded in these cities?

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A newly formed political party has taken a poll in each state to determine voter support. Use the results summarized in the graphic to answer the question. A newly formed political party has taken a poll in each state to determine voter support. Use the results summarized in the graphic to answer the question.     -Discuss possible explanations for the trends that are shown in the graphic. -Discuss possible explanations for the trends that are shown in the graphic.

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Provide an appropriate response. -Shortly before a mayoral election, a market research firm took a poll to find out which candidate people were planning to vote for. The results are shown below. Candidate Frequency Li Fong 2120 Bob Green 2329 Sue Moore 1042 Jose Alvarez 399 You wish to construct a graph to represent the data. It should be easy to see from your graph which candidate is in the lead. Which graph would be more useful, a bar graph or a pie chart? Explain your thinking.

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Make a bar graph to represent the data. -The table lists the winners of the Wimbledon women's singles title for the years 1976-1995. Construct a bar graph for the given relative frequencies. Winner Frequency Relative frequency C. Evert 2 0.10 V. Wade 1 0.05 M. Navratilova 9 0.45 C. Martinez 1 0.05 S. Graf 6 0.30 E. Goolagong 1 0.05

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Answer the question using the graphical display. Answer the question using the graphical display.   -Determine the percentage increase in sophomore 2.5 or better GPA's over the five decades. -Determine the percentage increase in sophomore 2.5 or better GPA's over the five decades.

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Construct an unbinned frequency table for the numbers of persons with various blood types. Create a frequency table for the data.

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Construct the requested histogram. -The data below is the number of hours of homework done as reported by 24 high school juniors for the last week September, 1996. 6, 5, 6, 4, 6, 6, 9, 7, 6, 3, 8, 5, 5, 8, 6, 5, 8, 6, 5, 7, 5, 8, 7, 4 Using bins of 2 hours width beginning at 3, construct the relative frequency histogram.

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The stacked line chart shows the value of each of Danny's investments. The stacked line chart contains three regions. The uppermost unshaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in individual stocks. The center shaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in mutual funds and the bottom region in black represents the value of Danny's investment in a CD. The thickness of a region at a particular time tells you its value at that time. The stacked line chart shows the value of each of Danny's investments. The stacked line chart contains three regions. The uppermost unshaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in individual stocks. The center shaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in mutual funds and the bottom region in black represents the value of Danny's investment in a CD. The thickness of a region at a particular time tells you its value at that time.   Use the graph to answer the question. -In which year was the value of Danny's investment in individual stocks the least? Use the graph to answer the question. -In which year was the value of Danny's investment in individual stocks the least?

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Create a graphical display for the data given. You may choose any graphic type that you feel is appropriate. Write a few sentences explaining why you chose this type of display and a few sentences describing any interesting patterns in the data. -The table below shows the population by year for various countries. Population is given in millions. U.S. Brazil India 1950 152.3 53.4 369.9 1960 180.7 71.7 445.9 1970 205.1 95.7 555.0 1980 227.7 123.0 687.0 1990 250.1 151.1 841.7 2000 282.3 175.6 1002.7

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Provide an appropriate response. -Explain in your own words the difference between a bar graph and a histogram. Give an example of data for which you might use a histogram and an example of data for which you might use a bar graph.

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Make a bar graph to represent the data. -The following table shows the number of female infants born at Hospital X on New Year's Day (Jan. 1). Create a bar graph for the data. No. of Female Year Infants Born Jan 1 1950 21 1951 12 1952 18 1953 30 1954 27 1955 24

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Construct the requested table. Round relative frequencies to the nearest hundredth of a percent, unless otherwise indicated. -Construct a relative frequency table for the weights (in ounces)given below of 40 packages of candy. Start the First bin at 1.500 ounces and use a bin width of 0.010 ounce. 1.532 1.549 1.525 1.549 1.536 1.500 1.556 1.562 1.515 1.550 1.576 1.540 1.507 1.542 1.549 1.520 1.576 1.547 1.529 1.512 1.539 1.545 1.530 1.535 1.539 1.555 1.540 1.567 1.575 1.567 1.565 1.556 1.550 1.532 1.547 1.546 1.522 1.559 1.517 1.549 Express relative frequencies as fractions. Do not simplify.

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The bar graph below shows the number of car accidents occurring in one city in each of the years 2001 through 2006. The number of accidents dropped in 2003 after a new speed limit was imposed. Why is the graph misleading? How would you redesign the graph so that it is less misleading? What impression is conveyed by the graph? The bar graph below shows the number of car accidents occurring in one city in each of the years 2001 through 2006. The number of accidents dropped in 2003 after a new speed limit was imposed. Why is the graph misleading? How would you redesign the graph so that it is less misleading? What impression is conveyed by the graph?

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The stacked line chart shows the value of each of Danny's investments. The stacked line chart contains three regions. The uppermost unshaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in individual stocks. The center shaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in mutual funds and the bottom region in black represents the value of Danny's investment in a CD. The thickness of a region at a particular time tells you its value at that time. The stacked line chart shows the value of each of Danny's investments. The stacked line chart contains three regions. The uppermost unshaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in individual stocks. The center shaded region represents the value of Danny's investment in mutual funds and the bottom region in black represents the value of Danny's investment in a CD. The thickness of a region at a particular time tells you its value at that time.   Use the graph to answer the question. -In which year was the total value of Danny's investments the least? Use the graph to answer the question. -In which year was the total value of Danny's investments the least?

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Solve the problem. -A car dealer is deciding what kinds of vehicles he should order from the factory. His sales report for the preceding period is shown below. Construct a Pareto chart to represent the sales of each type of vehicle as percentages. Vehicle Sales Economy 16 Sport 4 Family 28 Luxury 8 Truck 24

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Provide an appropriate response. -Construct a cumulative frequency table for the weights (in ounces)given below of 40 packages of candy. Start The first bin at 1.800 ounces and use a bin width of 0.010 ounce. 1.838 1.849 1.827 1.849 1.834 1.800 1.854 1.868 1.817 1.850 1.874 1.840 1.806 1.848 1.849 1.820 1.874 1.846 1.829 1.818 1.839 1.847 1.830 1.837 1.839 1.857 1.840 1.866 1.877 1.866 1.867 1.854 1.850 1.838 1.846 1.844 1.828 1.859 1.816 1.849

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Make a bar graph to represent the data. -The following table shows the number of inches of rainfall measured at City X during the following days. Create a bar graph for the data. Day No. of Inches of Rainfall April 3 0.63 April 18 0.97 May 3 1.63 May 18 1.27 June 3 1.01 June 18 0.93

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Solve the problem. -The weights of 22 members of the varsity football team are listed below. 144 152 142 151 160 152 131 164 141 153 140 144 175 156 147 133 172 159 135 159 148 171

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