Exam 2: Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions, and Graphic Presentation

When data is collected using a qualitative, nominal variable, what is true about a frequency distribution that summarizes the data?

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Question 101

Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a survey of "How confident are you that you saved enough to retire"? What type of chart should be used to describe the frequency table?

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Question 102

In a bar chart, the heights of the bars represent the frequencies in each class.

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Question 103

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. How many orders were delivered in less than one day or 24 hours?

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Question 104

When data is collected using a quantitative, ratio variable, what is true about a frequency distribution that summarizes the data?

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Question 105

The age distribution of a sample of part-time employees at Lloyd's Fast Food Emporium is: What type of chart should be drawn to present this data?

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Question 106

The relative frequency for a class represents the

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Question 107

Refer to the following ages (rounded to the nearest whole year) of employees at a large company that were grouped into a distribution with class limits: 20 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 60 up to 70 The class limits for the class 50 up to 60 are _ and _.

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Question 108

What is the following table called?

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Question 109

To summarize the gender of students attending a college, the number of classes in a frequency distribution depends on the number of students.

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Question 110

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. How many orders were delivered in three days or more?

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Question 111

A table showing the number of observations that have been grouped into each of several classes is called a frequency __________________.

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Question 112

Refer to the following ages (rounded to the nearest whole year) of employees at a large company that were grouped into a distribution with class limits: 20 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 60 up to 70 What is the midpoint for the class 40 up to 50? ________

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Question 113

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. What is the relative frequency of the orders delivered from 1 day up to 3 days?

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Question 114

A student was studying the political party preferences of a university's student population. The survey instrument asked students to identify themselves as a democrat or a republican. This question is flawed because:

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Question 115

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. What is the relative frequency for orders delivered in less than three days?

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Question 116

Refer to the following distribution of ages: What is the class interval?

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Question 117

A group of 100 students was surveyed about their interest in a new International Studies program. Interest was measured in terms of high, medium, or low. 30 students responded high interest; 40 students responded medium interest; 30 students responded low interest. What is the relative frequency of students with high interest?

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Question 118

Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a survey of room service in a hotel. What type of chart should be used to describe the frequency table?

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Question 119

A _____ chart is useful for displaying a frequency distribution for a qualitative variable.

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When data is collected using a qualitative, nominal variable, what is true about a frequency distribution that summarizes the data?

Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a survey of "How confident are you that you saved enough to retire"? What type of chart should be used to describe the frequency table?

In a bar chart, the heights of the bars represent the frequencies in each class.

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. How many orders were delivered in less than one day or 24 hours?

When data is collected using a quantitative, ratio variable, what is true about a frequency distribution that summarizes the data?

The age distribution of a sample of part-time employees at Lloyd's Fast Food Emporium is: What type of chart should be drawn to present this data?

The relative frequency for a class represents the

Refer to the following ages (rounded to the nearest whole year) of employees at a large company that were grouped into a distribution with class limits: 20 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 60 up to 70 The class limits for the class 50 up to 60 are _ and _.

What is the following table called?

To summarize the gender of students attending a college, the number of classes in a frequency distribution depends on the number of students.

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. How many orders were delivered in three days or more?

A table showing the number of observations that have been grouped into each of several classes is called a frequency __________________.

Refer to the following ages (rounded to the nearest whole year) of employees at a large company that were grouped into a distribution with class limits: 20 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 60 up to 70 What is the midpoint for the class 40 up to 50? ________

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. What is the relative frequency of the orders delivered from 1 day up to 3 days?

A student was studying the political party preferences of a university's student population. The survey instrument asked students to identify themselves as a democrat or a republican. This question is flawed because:

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. What is the relative frequency for orders delivered in less than three days?

Refer to the following distribution of ages: What is the class interval?

Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a survey of room service in a hotel. What type of chart should be used to describe the frequency table?

A _____ chart is useful for displaying a frequency distribution for a qualitative variable.

What Is Statistics

Describing Data: Numerical Measures

Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data

A Survey of Probability Concepts

Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions

Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem

Estimation and Confidence Intervals

One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis

Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis

Analysis of Variance

Correlation and Linear Regression

Multiple Regression Analysis

Index Numbers

Time Series and Forecasting

Nonparametric Methods: Goodness-Of-Fit Tests

Nonparametric Methods: Analysis of Ranked Data

Statistical Process Control and Quality Management

An Introduction to Decision Theory

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Exam 2: Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions, and Graphic Presentation

When data is collected using a qualitative, nominal variable, what is true about a frequency distribution that summarizes the data?

Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a survey of "How confident are you that you saved enough to retire"? What type of chart should be used to describe the frequency table?

In a bar chart, the heights of the bars represent the frequencies in each class.

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. How many orders were delivered in less than one day or 24 hours?

When data is collected using a quantitative, ratio variable, what is true about a frequency distribution that summarizes the data?

The age distribution of a sample of part-time employees at Lloyd's Fast Food Emporium is: What type of chart should be drawn to present this data?

The relative frequency for a class represents the

Refer to the following ages (rounded to the nearest whole year) of employees at a large company that were grouped into a distribution with class limits: 20 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 60 up to 70 The class limits for the class 50 up to 60 are _______ and _______.

What is the following table called?

To summarize the gender of students attending a college, the number of classes in a frequency distribution depends on the number of students.

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. How many orders were delivered in three days or more?

A table showing the number of observations that have been grouped into each of several classes is called a frequency __________________.

Refer to the following ages (rounded to the nearest whole year) of employees at a large company that were grouped into a distribution with class limits: 20 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 60 up to 70 What is the midpoint for the class 40 up to 50? ________

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. What is the relative frequency of the orders delivered from 1 day up to 3 days?

A student was studying the political party preferences of a university's student population. The survey instrument asked students to identify themselves as a democrat or a republican. This question is flawed because:

The following frequency distribution shows the distribution of delivery times (in days) for swimstuff.com customer orders during the last month. What is the relative frequency for orders delivered in less than three days?

Refer to the following distribution of ages: What is the class interval?

Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a survey of room service in a hotel. What type of chart should be used to describe the frequency table?

A _____ chart is useful for displaying a frequency distribution for a qualitative variable.

What Is Statistics

Describing Data: Numerical Measures

Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data

A Survey of Probability Concepts

Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions

Sampling Methods and the Central Limit Theorem

Estimation and Confidence Intervals

One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis

Two-Sample Tests of Hypothesis

Analysis of Variance

Correlation and Linear Regression

Multiple Regression Analysis

Index Numbers

Time Series and Forecasting

Nonparametric Methods: Goodness-Of-Fit Tests

Nonparametric Methods: Analysis of Ranked Data

Statistical Process Control and Quality Management

An Introduction to Decision Theory

Filters

Refer to the following ages (rounded to the nearest whole year) of employees at a large company that were grouped into a distribution with class limits: 20 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 60 up to 70 The class limits for the class 50 up to 60 are _ and _.