Exam 2: The Organization and Graphic Presentation of Data

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In a ______,the bars which represent the categories of a variable are spaced so that one bar is not directly next to another;whereas in a ______,the bars actually touch one another.

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Considering the information in the table below,what would happen to the percentage of respondents age 20 if we simply dropped all respondents who were first married at age 21 from the sample? Considering the information in the table below,what would happen to the percentage of respondents age 20 if we simply dropped all respondents who were first married at age 21 from the sample?

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The percentage would increase

Presented below is a chart and a portion of the data for 550 respondents which were used to construct it.What is another type of graph that you can use to display this information? Construct this graph using the data below with the frequencies placed along the vertical axis. Presented below is a chart and a portion of the data for 550 respondents which were used to construct it.What is another type of graph that you can use to display this information? Construct this graph using the data below with the frequencies placed along the vertical axis.       Presented below is a chart and a portion of the data for 550 respondents which were used to construct it.What is another type of graph that you can use to display this information? Construct this graph using the data below with the frequencies placed along the vertical axis.

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Bar graph.

Inspecting the title and checking the sources are basic principles of

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Imagine one of your colleagues is constructing a pie chart to graph results of the survey question "Which state do you live in?" What should be your first response upon reviewing their work?

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Fill in the empty cells in the following table. Fill in the empty cells in the following table.

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Using the following information from the U.S.Census Bureau,how many military reserve personnel are white,black,or Latino? Using the following information from the U.S.Census Bureau,how many military reserve personnel are white,black,or Latino?     The total number of military reserve personnel is 129,047. The total number of military reserve personnel is 129,047.

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A rate based on the total population is referred to as a(n)______ rate.

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Consider the information in the table below.Construct a pie chart for blacks in the sample. Consider the information in the table below.Construct a pie chart for blacks in the sample.

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According to this table,what percentage of respondents strongly agree or strongly disagree? According to this table,what percentage of respondents strongly agree or strongly disagree?

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A graph showing the differences in frequencies or percentages among the categories of a nominal or an ordinal variable where the "pieces" add up to 100% of the total frequencies is referred to as a

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A graph showing the differences in the frequencies or percentages among the categories of an interval-ratio variable where points are used to represent the frequencies of each category and placed above the midpoint of the category and then joined by a straight line is referred to as a

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Which of the following is not a proportion?

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Imagine one of your colleagues is constructing a pie-chart to graph results of data collected on respondent's occupational prestige score,a score which can take on any non-zero value.What should be your first response upon reviewing the work?

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Fill in the empty cells in the following table. Fill in the empty cells in the following table.

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A table showing the frequency at or below each category for a variable of interest is referred to as a

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Construct a cumulative frequency distribution using the following information.Begin with whites and work through the table in the order of the racial categories listed. Construct a cumulative frequency distribution using the following information.Begin with whites and work through the table in the order of the racial categories listed.     The total number of military reserve personnel is 129,047. The total number of military reserve personnel is 129,047.

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According to this table,what proportion of respondents neither agree nor disagree? According to this table,what proportion of respondents neither agree nor disagree?

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What other type of graph could be used to display the information in the chart below? What other type of graph could be used to display the information in the chart below?

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Would a bar chart or a histogram be more appropriate for displaying the data presented in the table below? Why? Would a bar chart or a histogram be more appropriate for displaying the data presented in the table below? Why?

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