Deck 2: Organizing and Visualizing

Question 1

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 100 calls were randomly sampled, how many calls lasted 15 minutes
Or longer?

A)10
B)14
C)26
D)74

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 1,000 calls were randomly sampled, how many calls lasted under 10
Minutes?

A)220
B)370
C)410
D)590

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-4, what percentage of the respondents rated overall television quality
With a rating of 50 or below?

A) 11
B) 40
C) 44
D) 56

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 10 calls lasted 30 minutes or more, how many calls lasted less than
5 minutes?

A) 10
B) 185
C) 295
D) 500

Question 5

SCENARIO 2-2
At a meeting of information systems officers for regional offices of a national company, a survey was
taken to determine the number of employees the officers supervise in the operation of their
departments, where X is the number of employees overseen by each information systems officer.
X f_
1 7
2 5
3 11
4 8
5 9
The width of each bar in a histogram corresponds to the

A) differences between the boundaries of the class.
B) number of observations in each class.
C) midpoint of each class.
D) percentage of observations in each class.

Question 6

A professor of economics at a small Texas university wanted to determine what year in school
Students were taking his tough economics course.Shown below is a pie chart of the results.What
Percentage of the class took the course prior to reaching their senior year?

Question 7

SCENARIO 2-1
An insurance company evaluates many numerical variables about a person before deciding on an
appropriate rate for automobile insurance.A representative from a local insurance agency selected a
random sample of insured drivers and recorded, X, the number of claims each made in the last 3
years, with the following results.
Referring to Scenario 2-1, how many drivers are represented in the sample?

A) 5
B) 15
C) 18
D) 50

Question 8

SCENARIO 2-1
An insurance company evaluates many numerical variables about a person before deciding on an
appropriate rate for automobile insurance.A representative from a local insurance agency selected a
random sample of insured drivers and recorded, X, the number of claims each made in the last 3
years, with the following results.
Referring to Scenario 2-1, how many total claims are represented in the sample?

A) 15
B) 50
C) 111
D) 250

Question 9

When polygons or histograms are constructed, which axis must show the true zero or "origin"?

A) The horizontal axis.
B) The vertical axis.
C) Both the horizontal and vertical axes.
D) Neither the horizontal nor the vertical axis.

Question 10

SCENARIO 2-3
Every spring semester, the School of Business coordinates a luncheon with local business leaders for
graduating seniors, their families, and friends.Corporate sponsorship pays for the lunches of each of
the seniors, but students have to purchase tickets to cover the cost of lunches served to guests they
bring with them.The following histogram represents the attendance at the senior luncheon, where X
is the number of guests each graduating senior invited to the luncheon and f is the number of
graduating seniors in each category.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-3, if all the tickets purchased were used, how many
Guests attended the luncheon?

A) 4
B) 152
C) 275
D) 388

Question 11

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-4, what percentage of the respondents rated overall television quality
With a rating of 80 or above?

A) 0
B) 4
C) 96
D) 100

Question 12

SCENARIO 2-2
At a meeting of information systems officers for regional offices of a national company, a survey was
taken to determine the number of employees the officers supervise in the operation of their
departments, where X is the number of employees overseen by each information systems officer.
X f_
1 7
2 5
3 11
4 8
5 9
Referring to Scenario 2-2, across all of the regional offices, how many total employees were
Supervised by those surveyed?

A) 15
B) 40
C) 127
D) 200

Question 13

When constructing charts, the following is plotted at the class midpoints:

A) frequency histograms.
B) percentage polygons.
C) cumulative percentage polygon (ogives) .
D) All of the above.

Question 14

SCENARIO 2-3
Every spring semester, the School of Business coordinates a luncheon with local business leaders for
graduating seniors, their families, and friends.Corporate sponsorship pays for the lunches of each of
the seniors, but students have to purchase tickets to cover the cost of lunches served to guests they
bring with them.The following histogram represents the attendance at the senior luncheon, where X
is the number of guests each graduating senior invited to the luncheon and f is the number of
graduating seniors in each category.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-3, how many graduating seniors attended the
Luncheon?

A) 4
B) 152
C) 275
D) 388

Question 15

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, what is the cumulative relative frequency for the percentage of calls
That lasted 10 minutes or more?

A) 0.16
B) 0.24
C) 0.41
D) 0.90

Question 16

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-4, what percentage of the respondents rated overall television quality
With a rating from 50 through 75?

A) 11
B) 40
C) 44
D) 56

Question 17

SCENARIO 2-2
At a meeting of information systems officers for regional offices of a national company, a survey was
taken to determine the number of employees the officers supervise in the operation of their
departments, where X is the number of employees overseen by each information systems officer.
X f_
1 7
2 5
3 11
4 8
5 9
Referring to Scenario 2-2, how many regional offices are represented in the survey results?

A) 5
B) 11
C) 15
D) 40

Question 18

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, what is the cumulative relative frequency for the percentage of calls
That lasted under 20 minutes?

A) 0.10
B) 0.59
C) 0.76
D) 0.84

Question 19

A type of vertical bar chart in which the categories are plotted in the descending rank order of the
Magnitude of their frequencies is called a

A) contingency table.
B) Pareto chart.
C) stem-and-leaf display.
D) pie chart.

Question 20

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, what is the width of each class?

A) 1 minute
B) 5 minutes
C) 2%
D) 100%

Question 21

Data on the number of credit hours of 20,000 students at a public university enrolled in a Spring
Semester were collected.Which of the following is the best for presenting the information?

A) A pie chart.
B) A Pareto chart.
C) A stem-and-leaf display.
D) A contingency table.

Question 22

You have collected data on the number of complaints for 6 different brands of automobiles sold
In the US over a 10-year period.Which of the following is the best for presenting the data?

A) A contingency table.
B) A stem-and-leaf display
C) A time-series plot.
D) A side-by-side bar chart.

Question 23

You have collected information on the market share of 5 different search engines used by U.S.
Internet users in a particular quarter.Which of the following is the best for presenting the
Information?

A) A pie chart.
B) A histogram
C) A stem-and-leaf display.
D) A contingency table.

Question 24

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?

A) A pie chart.
B) A Pareto chart
C) A side-by-side bar chart.
D) A contingency table.

Question 25

You have collected data on the monthly seasonally adjusted civilian unemployment rate for the
United States over a 10-year period.Which of the following is the best for presenting the data?

A) A contingency table.
B) A stem-and-leaf display
C) A time-series plot.
D) A side-by-side bar chart.

Question 26

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 100 calls were sampled, _______of them would have lasted 20
Minutes or more.

A) 26
B) 16
C) 74
D) None of the above.

Question 27

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 100 calls were sampled, _______ of them would have lasted less
Than 5 minutes or at least 30 minutes or more.

A) 35
B) 37
C) 39
D) None of the above.

Question 28

You have collected data on the approximate retail price (in $)and the energy cost per year (in $)
Of 15 refrigerators.Which of the following is the best for presenting the data?

A) A pie chart.
B) A scatter plot
C) A side-by-side bar chart.
D) A contingency table.

Question 29

You have collected data on the responses to two questions asked in a survey of 40 college
Students majoring in business-What is your gender (Male = M; Female = F)and What is your
Major (Accountancy = A; Computer Information Systems = C; Marketing = M).Which of the
Following is the best for presenting the data?

A) A contingency table.
B) A stem-and-leaf display
C) A time-series plot.
D) A Pareto chart.

Question 30

When studying the simultaneous responses to two categorical questions, you should set up a

A) contingency table.
B) frequency distribution table.
C) cumulative percentage distribution table.
D) histogram.

Question 31

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 100 calls were sampled, _______ of them would have lasted less
Than 15 minutes.

A) 26
B) 74
C) 10
D) None of the above.

Question 32

Which of the following is appropriate for displaying data collected on the different brands of cars
Students at a major university drive?

A) A Pareto chart
B) A two-way classification table
C) A histogram
D) A scatter plot

Question 33

You have collected data on the number of U.S.households actively using online banking and/or
Online bill payment over a 10-year period.Which of the following is the best for presenting the
Data?

A) A pie chart.
B) A stem-and-leaf display
C) A side-by-side bar chart.
D) A time-series plot.

Question 34

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether
they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether
they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
Referring to Scenario 2-6, of those who did well on the midterm in the sample, _______ percent
Of them went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm.

A) 15
B) 27.27
C) 30
D) 50

Question 35

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether
they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether
they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
Referring to Scenario 2-6, of those who went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm in the
Sample, _______ percent of them did well on the midterm.

A) 15
B) 27.27
C) 30
D) 55

Question 36

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.
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

A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 16

Question 37

One of the developing countries is experiencing a baby boom, with the number of births rising
For the fifth year in a row, according to a BBC News report.Which of the following is best for
Displaying this data?

A) A Pareto chart
B) A two-way classification table
C) A histogram
D) A time-series plot

Question 38

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) A pie chart.
B) A Pareto chart.
C) A percentage table.
D) A percentage polygon.

Question 39

Data on 1,500 students' height were collected at a larger university in the East Coast.Which of
The following is the best chart for presenting the information?

A) A pie chart.
B) A Pareto chart.
C) A side-by-side bar chart.
D) A histogram.

Question 40

A survey of 150 executives were asked what they think is the most common mistake
Candidates make during job interviews.Six different mistakes were given.Which of the
Following is the best for presenting the information?

A) A bar chart.
B) A histogram
C) A stem-and-leaf display.
D) A contingency table.

Question 41

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether
they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether
they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
Referring to Scenario 2-6, if the sample is a good representation of the population, we can expect
_______ percent of those who did poorly on the midterm to have spent the weekend studying.

A) 10
B) 22.22
C) 45
D) 50

Question 42

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, ________ of the 100 members visited the health club no more than 12
times in a year.

Question 43

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, the person who visited the health club less than anyone else in the
sample visited the facility ________ times.

Question 44

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether
they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether
they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
Referring to Scenario 2-6, _______ percent of the students in the sample went bar hopping the
Weekend before the midterm and did well on the midterm.

A) 15
B) 27.27
C) 30
D) 50

Question 45

SCENARIO 2-7
Referring to Scenario 2-7, if a frequency distribution with equal sized classes was made from this
data, and the first class was "10 but less than 20," the cumulative percentage of the second class
would be ________.

Question 46

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, the person who has the largest leaf associated with the smallest stem
visited the facility ________ times.

Question 47

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether
they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether
they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
Referring to Scenario 2-6, if the sample is a good representation of the population, we can expect
_______ percent of those who spent the weekend studying to do poorly on the midterm.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 45
D) 50

Question 48

In a contingency table, the number of rows and columns

A) must always be the same.
B) must always be 2.
C) must add to 100%.
D) None of the above.

Question 49

SCENARIO 2-7
Referring to Scenario 2-7, the civil suit with the fourth shortest waiting time between when the
suit was filed and when it was adjudicated had a wait of ________ months.

Question 50

SCENARIO 2-7
Referring to Scenario 2-7, the civil suit with the longest wait between when the suit was filed and
when it was adjudicated had a wait of ________ months.

Question 51

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, the person who visited the health club more than anyone else in the
sample visited the facility ________ times.

Question 52

SCENARIO 2-7
Referring to Scenario 2-7, locate the first leaf, i.e., the lowest valued leaf with the lowest valued
stem.This represents a wait of ________ months.

Question 53

SCENARIO 2-7
Referring to Scenario 2-7, if a frequency distribution with equal sized classes was made from this
data, and the first class was "10 but less than 20," the frequency of that class would be ________.

Question 54

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, if a frequency distribution with equal sized classes was made from this
data, and the first class was "0 but less than 10," the frequency of the fifth class would be
________.

Question 55

Retailers are always interested in determining why a customer selected their store to make a
Purchase.A sporting goods retailer conducted a customer survey to determine why its customers
Shopped at the store.The results are shown in the bar chart below.What proportion of the
Customers responded that they shopped at the store because of the merchandise or the
Convenience?

A) 35%
B) 50%
C) 65%
D) 85%

Question 56

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether
they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether
they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
Referring to Scenario 2-6, _______ percent of the students in the sample spent the weekend
Studying and did well on the midterm.

A) 40
B) 50
C) 72.72
D) 80

Question 57

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, ________ of the 100 members visited the health club at least 52 times
in a year.

Question 58

SCENARIO 2-7
Referring to Scenario 2-7, ________ percent of the cases were not adjudicated within the first 4
years.

Question 59

SCENARIO 2-7
Referring to Scenario 2-7, ________ percent of the cases were adjudicated within the first 2
years.

Question 60

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether
they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying, and whether
they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
Referring to Scenario 2-6, if the sample is a good representation of the population, we can expect
_______ percent of the students in the population to spend the weekend studying and do poorly
On the midterm.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 45
D) 50

Question 61

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, if a frequency distribution with equal sized classes was made from this
data, and the first class was "0 but less than 10," the relative frequency of the last class would be
________.

Question 62

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, _______ percent of the applicants scored
between 20 and below 50.

Question 63

SCENARIO 2-9
The frequency distribution below represents the rents of 250 randomly selected federally subsidized
apartments in a small town.
Referring to Scenario 2-9, the percentage of apartments renting for less than $1,400 is ________.

Question 64

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, 90% of the job applicants scored above or equal
to ________.

Question 65

Referring to Scenario 2-11, if a frequency distribution for the defects data is constructed, using
"0 but less than 5" as the first class, the relative frequency of the "15 but less than 20" class
would be ________.

Question 66

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, ________ percent of the job applicants scored
between 10 and 20.

Question 67

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, half of the job applicants scored below
________.

Question 68

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, the number of job applicants who scored 50 or
above is _______.

Question 69

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, _______ percent of the applicants scored below
20 or at least 50.

Question 70

Referring to Scenario 2-11, construct a frequency distribution for the defects data, using "0 but
less than 5" as the first class.

Question 71

SCENARIO 2-9
The frequency distribution below represents the rents of 250 randomly selected federally subsidized
apartments in a small town.
Referring to Scenario 2-9, ________ apartments rented for at least $1,200 but less than $1,400.

Question 72

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, if a frequency distribution with equal sized classes was made from this
data, and the first class was "0 but less than 10," the class midpoint of the third class would be
________.

Question 73

SCENARIO 2-9
The frequency distribution below represents the rents of 250 randomly selected federally subsidized
apartments in a small town.
Referring to Scenario 2-9, the class midpoint of the second class is ________.

Question 74

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, the number of job applicants who scored between
30 and below 60 is _______.

Question 75

SCENARIO 2-9
The frequency distribution below represents the rents of 250 randomly selected federally subsidized
apartments in a small town.
Referring to Scenario 2-9, the relative frequency of the second class is ________.

Question 76

Referring to Scenario 2-11, construct a relative frequency or percentage distribution for the
defects data, using "0 but less than 5" as the first class.

Question 77

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.
Referring to Scenario 2-11, if a frequency distribution for the defects data is constructed, using
"0 but less than 5" as the first class, the frequency of the "20 but less than 25" class would be
________.

Question 78

SCENARIO 2-9
The frequency distribution below represents the rents of 250 randomly selected federally subsidized
apartments in a small town.
Referring to Scenario 2-9, ________ percent of the apartments rented for $1,400 or more.

Question 79

SCENARIO 2-8
The Stem-and-Leaf display represents the number of times in a year that a random sample of 100
"lifetime" members of a health club actually visited the facility.
Referring to Scenario 2-8, if a frequency distribution with equal sized classes was made from this
data, and the first class was "0 but less than 10," the cumulative percentage of the next-to-last
class would be ________.

Question 80

SCENARIO 2-10
The histogram below represents scores achieved by 200 job applicants on a personality profile.
Referring to the histogram from Scenario 2-10, ________ percent of the job applicants scored
below 50.