Exam 2: Basic Descriptive Statistics: Percentages, Ratios and Rates, Tables, Charts, and Graphs

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The frequency distribution below displays the distribution of age for a sample drawn from a community. Finish the table by completing the columns for percentages and cumulative percentages. The frequency distribution below displays the distribution of age for a sample drawn from a community. Finish the table by completing the columns for percentages and cumulative percentages.

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What type of data is most appropriate for a histogram?

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Table 2.2 Number of Prior Convictions among Inmates at a Prison Table 2.2 Number of Prior Convictions among Inmates at a Prison    -In Table 2.2, fill in the missing value in the cumulative frequency column. -In Table 2.2, fill in the missing value in the cumulative frequency column.

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What type of data is used with histograms and frequency polygons?

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What percentage value corresponds to a ratio of f1/f2 = 120/120?

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Which of the following explains how to determine the ratio of smokers to non-smokers in a population?

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In a sample of 2000 Manitoba adults, 80 are currently out of work. What is the correct ratio of working to non-working adults in this sample?

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City A, with a population of 1,567 people, had 34 auto thefts last year. City B, with a population of 34,567, had 40 auto thefts in the same time period. City C, with a population of 156,980, had 70 auto thefts. City D, with a population of 900,880, had 305 auto thefts. Which city had the highest rate of auto thefts?

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Which of the following is preferred for reporting when working with a very small number of cases?

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Table 2.2 Number of Prior Convictions among Inmates at a Prison Table 2.2 Number of Prior Convictions among Inmates at a Prison    -In Table 2.2, what is the ratio of people with 0-2 prior convictions to those with 9-11? -In Table 2.2, what is the ratio of people with 0-2 prior convictions to those with 9-11?

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The following is a frequency distribution for occupational category among people in an apartment building: Professional/Executive-17; Sales/Retail-31; Manual-11; Unemployed/Retired-5. What should be the proportion of the pie allocated to Sales/Retail in a pie chart?

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What is the sum of the proportions for all categories of a variable?

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Table 2.2 Number of Prior Convictions among Inmates at a Prison Table 2.2 Number of Prior Convictions among Inmates at a Prison    -In Table 2.2, what is the frequency value corresponding to the 3-5 prior conviction group? -In Table 2.2, what is the frequency value corresponding to the 3-5 prior conviction group?

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Suppose a city experiences 75 suicides in a year, and its population is 250,000. What is the correct way to calculate its suicide rate?

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