Deck 2: Creating Tables and Drawing Pictures of Data

Question 1

The bar graph below shows the political party affiliation of 1000 registered U.S. voters. What percentage of the 1000 registered U.S. voters belonged to one of the traditional two parties (Democratic and Republican)

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Scott Tarnowski owns a pet grooming shop. His prices for grooming dogs are based on the size of the dog. His records from last year are summarized below. Construct a frequency distribution and a relative frequency distribution. Show the percentage represented by each relative frequency.

Answer 2

Question 3

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.
A study was conducted to determine how people get jobs. Four hundred subjects were randomly selected and the results are listed below. Round percents to whole numbers.

Answer 3

Question 4

The Excel frequency bar graph below describes the employment status of a random sample of U.S. adults. What is the percentage of those having no job The following double-bar graph illustrates the revenue for a company for the four quarters of the year for two different years.

Question 5

The preschool children at Elmwood Elementary School were asked to name their favorite color. The results are listed below. Construct a frequency distribution and a relative frequency distribution.

Question 6

Use the graph to answer the question.
The grade point averages for 40 evening students are listed below. Construct a frequency bar graph and a relative frequency bar graph.

Question 7

Use the graph to answer the question.
What was the revenue for the fourth quarter of 2000

A) $60 million
B) $12 million
C) $55 million
D) $11 million

Question 8

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.
Who got the fewest votes

A) Gina
B) Lili
C) Ann
D) Matt

Question 9

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.
What percent of the votes did Lili and Ming receive together

A) 34%
B) 66%
C) 14%
D) 20%

Question 10

Use the graph to answer the question.
Listed below are the ACT scores of 40 randomly selected students at a major university. a) Construct a relative frequency bar graph of the data, using eight classes. b) If the university wants to accept the top 90% of the applicants, what should the minimum score be c) If the university sets the minimum score at 17, what percent of the applicants will be accepted

Question 11

Use the graph to answer the question.
Given the bar graph shown below, the Pareto chart that would best represent the data should have the bars in the following order.

Question 12

Question 13

Relative frequency is the proportion (or percent) of observations within a category and is found using the formula: relative frequency

Question 14

The 1995 payroll amounts for all major-league baseball teams are shown below. What percentage of the payrolls were in the $20-$30 million range

Question 15

Use the graph to answer the question.
The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists in a construction area. The results are listed below. Construct a frequency bar graph and a relative frequency bar graph.

Question 16

Use the graph to answer the question.
In what quarter was the revenue the greatest for 2000

A) fourth quarter
B) first quarter
C) second quarter
D) third quarter

Question 17

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.
Who got the most votes

A) Ben
B) Jim
C) Matt
D) Gina

Question 18

The sum of all the relative frequencies of a distribution will always add up to 1.

Question 19

Use the graph to answer the question.
In what quarter was the revenue the least for 1999

A) second quarter
B) first quarter
C) fourth quarter
D) third quarter

Question 20

The results of a survey about a recent judicial appointment are given in the table below. Construct a relative frequency distribution.

Question 21

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 22

Construct Histograms of Continuous Data

Question 23

Draw Stem-and-Leaf Plots
For the stem-and-leaf plot below, what are the maximum and minimum entries

Question 24

Construct Histograms of Continuous Data

Question 25

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 26

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 27

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.
The class width is the difference between

A) Two successive lower class limits
B) The high and the low data values
C) The upper class limit and the lower class limit of a class
D) The largest frequency and the smallest frequency

Question 28

Construct Histograms of Continuous Data

Question 29

Construct Histograms of Continuous Data

Question 30

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 31

Construct Histograms of Continuous Data
What is the difference between a bar chart and a histogram

A) The bars on a bar chart do not touch while the bars of a histogram do touch.
B) The bars in a bar chart may be of various widths while the bars of a histogram are all the same width.
C) The bars in a bar chart are all the same width while the bars of a histogram may be of various widths.
D) There is no difference between these two graphical displays.

Question 32

Draw Stem-and-Leaf Plots
The number of home runs that Mark McGwire hit in the first 13 years of his major league baseball career are listed below. (Source: Major League Handbook) Construct a stem-and-leaf plot for this data.

Question 33

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 34

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 35

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 36

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 37

Construct Histograms of Continuous Data

Question 38

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 39

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.

Question 40

The pie chart shows the percentage of votes received by each candidate in the student council presidential election. Use
the pie chart to answer the question.
Scott Tarnowski owns a pet grooming shop. His prices for grooming dogs are based on the size of the dog. His records from last year are summarized below. Round percents to whole numbers.

Question 41

Identify the Shape of a Distribution

Question 42

Construct Frequency Polygons

Question 43

Draw Dot Plots
The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists at a busy intersection. The results are listed below. Construct a dot plot for the data.

Question 44

Construct Frequency Polygons
The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists in a construction area. The results are listed below. Construct a frequency polygon using six classes and a class width of 3.

Question 45

Identify the Shape of a Distribution
The data set: Pick Three Lottery Outcomes for 10 Consecutive Weeks

A) uniform
B) bell shaped
C) skewed to the left
D) skewed to the right

Question 46

Draw Stem-and-Leaf Plots
The numbers of runs batted in by Mark McLemore in the first 13 years of his major league baseball career are listed below. (Source: Major League Handbook) Construct a stem-and-leaf plot for this data.

Question 47

Identify the Shape of a Distribution

Question 48

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The April precipitation amounts (in inches) for 40 cities are listed below. Construct a frequency distribution, a relative frequency distribution, a cumulative frequency distribution, and a relative cumulative frequency distribution using eight classes.

Question 49

Construct Frequency Polygons
A frequency polygon always begins and ends with a frequency of zero.

Question 50

Construct Frequency Polygons
The grade point averages for 40 evening students are listed below. Construct a frequency polygon using eight classes.

Question 51

Draw Dot Plots
The heights (in inches) of 30 mechanics are listed below. Construct a dot plot for the data.

Question 52

Identify the Shape of a Distribution
The data set: ages of dishwashers (in years) in 20 randomly selected households

A) bell shaped
B) uniform
C) skewed to the left
D) skewed to the right

Question 53

Construct Frequency Polygons

Question 54

Draw Stem-and-Leaf Plots
The heights (in inches) of 30 mechanics are listed below. Construct a stem-and-leaf plot for the data.

Question 55

Identify the Shape of a Distribution
The data set: weekly grocery bills (in dollars) for 20 randomly selected households

A) bell shaped
B) uniform
C) skewed to the left
D) skewed to the right

Question 56

Identify the Shape of a Distribution
Use the histograms shown to answer the question.

Question 57

Draw Stem-and-Leaf Plots
The March utility bills (in dollars) of 30 homeowners are listed below. Construct a stem-and-leaf plot for the data.

Question 58

Draw Stem-and-Leaf Plots
The scores for an economics test are listed below. Create a stem-and-leaf plot for the data. 6 Draw Dot Plots

Question 59

Identify the Shape of a Distribution

Question 60

Construct Frequency Polygons
The class midpoint can be determined by adding to the lower class limit one-half of the class width.

Question 61

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive
The following graph 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. How is the bar graph misleading How would you redesign the graph to be less misleading

Question 62

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
An ogive is a graph that represents cumulative frequencies or cumulative relative frequencies. The points labeled on the horizontal axis are the

A) Upper class limits
B) Lower class limits
C) Midpoints
D) Frequencies

Question 63

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists in a construction area. The results are listed below. Construct a frequency distribution, a relative frequency distribution, a cumulative frequency distribution, and a relative cumulative frequency distribution using six classes.

Question 64

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive

Question 65

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists on a rural road. The results are listed below. Construct a frequency ogive using six classes.

Question 66

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The heights (in inches) of 30 lawyers are listed below. Construct a frequency ogive using five classes.

Question 67

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The heights (in inches) of 30 lawyers are listed below. Construct a relative frequency ogive using five classes.

Question 68

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive

Question 69

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists on a rural road. The results are listed below. Construct a relative frequency ogive using six classes.

Question 70

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The commute time (in minutes) of 30 executives are listed below. Construct a frequency distribution, a relative frequency distribution, a cumulative frequency distribution, and a relative cumulative frequency distribution using five classes.

Question 71

Draw Time-Series Graphs
The data below represent the consumption of high-energy drinks (in gallons) by adult Americans over a

Question 72

Draw Time-Series Graphs
Women were allowed to enter the Boston Marathon for the first time in 1972. Listed below are the winning women s times (in minutes) for the first 10 years.

Question 73

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive

Question 74

Draw Time-Series Graphs
A transportation engineer wishes to use the following data to illustrate the number of deaths from the collision of passenger cars with motorcycles on a particular highway.

Question 75

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The grade point averages for 40 evening students are listed below. Construct a relative frequency ogive using eight classes.

Question 76

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
The grade point averages for 40 evening students are listed below. Construct a frequency ogive using eight classes.

Question 77

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive
A parcel delivery store finds that their delivery rates increased over the past year. Last year it delivered 3402 parcels. This year it delivered 8942 parcels. How many times larger should the graphic for this year be than the graphic for last year