GRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: CHAPTER 2 1. a. b. c. d.

In statistics, the raw data are the data: presented in the form of a frequency table that give information on each individual member separately that are arranged in increasing order none of the above

2. The total area of the six bars in a relative frequency histogram for which the width of each bar is five units is: a. 6 b. 5 c. 11 d. 1 3. a. b. c. d. 4. a. b. c. d. 5. a. b. c. d. The relative frequency of a category is obtained by: dividing the frequency of that category by the sum of all frequencies multiplying the frequency of that category by 100 dividing the frequency of that category by 100 none of the above The percentage for a category is obtained by: multiplying the frequency of that category by 100 multiplying the relative frequency of that category by 100 dividing the relative frequency of that category by 100 none of the above Which of the following statements about pie charts is false? pie charts are graphical representations of the relative frequency distribution pie charts are usually used to display the relative sizes of categories for interval data. pie charts always have the shape of a circle area of each slice of a pie chart is the proportion of the corresponding category of the frequency distribution of a categorical variable

The following table gives the frequency distribution of opinions of 50 persons in regard to an issue. Opinion In Favor 23 Against 18 No Opinion 9 6. a. b. c. d. The percentage of persons who have no opinion is: 36% 46% 18% 33% 1

7. a. b. c. d. 8. a. b. c. d. 9. a. b. c. d.

The relative frequency of the "Against" category is: .46 .28 .18 .36 The sample size is: 30 4 23 50 The percentage of persons who are either against this issue or have no opinion is: 54% 27% 46% 37%

10. The percentage of persons who are either in favor of this issue or have no opinion is: a. 64% b. 54% c. 82% d. 72% 11. In a frequency distribution, the classes should always: a. be overlapping b. be nonoverlapping c. have a width of 10 d. none of the above 12. The number of classes in a frequency distribution depends on the size of data. In general, the: a. larger the data set, the higher the number of classes b. larger the data set, the smaller the number of classes c. number of classes should be equal to the number of values in the data set divided by 5 d. none of the above 13. When preparing a frequency distribution, the lower limit of the first class should always be: a. a number that is greater than the smallest value in the data set b. equal to 10 c. a number that is less than or equal to the smallest value in the data set d. none of the above 14. A distribution curve that is skewed to the right has: a. both tails of the same length b. a longer tail on the left side

c. a shorter tail on the right side d. a longer tail on the right side 15. A symmetric distribution curve: a. has a longer tail on the right side b. has a longer tail on the left side c. is identical on both sides of the mean d. none of the above 16. The midpoint of a class is obtained by: a. adding the lower limit to the upper limit of the previous class b. subtracting the lower limit from the upper limit c. dividing the sum of the two class limits by 2 d. none of the above 17. The relative frequency of a class is obtained by: a. dividing the frequency of that class by the sum of all frequencies b. multiplying the frequency of that class by 100 c. dividing the frequency of that class by 100 d. none of the above 18. The percentage for a class is obtained by: a. multiplying the frequency of that class by 100 b. multiplying the relative frequency of that class by 100 c. dividing the relative frequency of that class by 100 d. none of the above 19. In a frequency histogram, the frequency of a class is given by the: a. height of the corresponding bar b. width of the corresponding bar c. height multiplied by the width of the corresponding bar d. none of the above 20. A frequency histogram is constructed for: a. qualitative data only b. any kind of data c. qualitative and quantitative data d. continuous data 21. In a frequency distribution, the sum of the frequencies is denoted by: a. b. c. x d. y

22. A rectangular histogram has: a. a longer tail on the right side b. a longer tail on the left side c. shorter tails on both sides d. the same frequency for each class 23. The total area of the bars in a relative frequency histogram: a. depends on the sample size b. depends on the number of bars c. depends on the width of each bar d. both a and b The following table gives the frequency distribution of scores for a mathematics class of 30 students. Score 61 to 70 71 to 80 81 to 90 91 to 100 3 9 12 6

24. The number of classes in this frequency table is: a. 30 b. 4 c. 1 d. 40 25. The width of each class for this frequency table is: a. 9 b. 10 c. 5 d. 4.5 26. The midpoint of the fourth class is: a. 94.5 b. 95 c. 94 d. 95.5 27. The lower boundary of the first class is: a. 61 b. 70.5 c. 60.5 d. 70

28. The upper boundary of the third class is: a. 80.5 b. 90 c. 90.5 d. 81 29. The sample size is: a. 35 b. 4 c. 40 d. none of the above 30. The relative frequency of the second class is: a. 9 b. .30 c. .20 d. .333 31. The percentage of students who scored 80 or less on the test is: a. 12% b. 40% c. 30% d. 10% 32. The lower limit of the fourth class is: a. 91.5 b. 91.0 c. 100.5 d. 90.5 33. The upper limit of the fourth class is: a. 91.5 b. 100.0 c. 100.5 d. 90.5 34. An ogive is constructed for a: a. frequency distribution b. cumulative frequency distribution c. relative frequency distribution d. stem-and-leaf display 35. The graph of a cumulative frequency distribution is called: a. a frequency histogram b. a stem-and-leaf display c. a line graph

d. an ogive 36. Twenty people are asked what kind of pet they own. Seven people have dogs, five have cats, three have birds, and five have no pets. The relative frequency of dog owners is: a. .70 b. .15 c. .35 d. .25 Fifteen programmers were asked what computer language was used in their first programming class. The following raw data were collected: Pascal c Fortran Basic c Basic Basic Fortran Basic Pascal Pascal c Fortran Basic Basic

37. The percentage of people that did not answer "Fortran" is: a. 13.33% b. 20.00% c. 80.00% d. 86.67% 38. In four-handed Hearts, all 52 cards of a standard deck are dealt, so that each player starts each round with 13 cards. Player A was dealt three clubs, six diamonds, two hearts, and two spades. What is the relative frequency of spades dealt to player A? a. 1/13 b. 2/13 c. 4/13 d. 11/13 A highway patrolman records the following speeds (in mph) for 25 cars that pass through his radar within a five-minute interval: 52 60 46 50 57 57 59 57 50 52 51 55 62 48 48 55 45 61 65 46 49 53 60 58 51

39. You are to construct a histogram for this data set consisting of the classes 44 49, 50 55, 56 61, and 62 67. What will be the width of each class? a. 4.5 b. 5.0 c. 5.5 d. 6.0 6

A histogram is to be constructed to represent the weights of 100 halibut caught in Homer, Alaska. The data set is summarized in the following frequency distribution: class (lb) 0 99 100 149 150 199 200 249 250 299 300 349 350+ 40. The histogram will be: a. symmetric b. skewed to the left c. skewed to the right d. uniform 41. A pie chart is to be constructed to represent the music preferences of 80 students entering a record store. Thirty of the students said that they like hip-hop. In completing the chart, what angle size should the class "hip-hop" have? a. 67.5 degrees b. 90.0 degrees c. 135.0 degrees d. 180.0 degrees Forty people are asked how many times they have skipped lunch in the past 30 days. The following frequency distribution represents their responses: Number of days 05 6 10 11 15 16 20 21 25 26 30 15 3 10 9 2 1 11 30 40 10 6 2 1

42. What is the cumulative frequency of the 11 15 class? a. 28 b. 3 c. 18 d. 10

43. A scientist is interested in the number of kernels per ear of corn that is growing in a large cornfield near Bloomington, Illinois. He analyzes 50 ears of corn, and finds that the smallest ear has 151 kernels and the largest has 250. In constructing a histogram, he divides his data into 10 classes. What will be the cumulative frequency of the tenth (last) class? a. b. c. d. 150 200 250 50

44. Thirty temperature readings (in F) for Normal, Illinois during the month of April 2000 are grouped into five classes: 50 54, 55 59, 60 64, 65 69, and 70 74. What will be the cumulative relative frequency of the 70 74 class? a. 0 b. 30 c. 1 d. 5 45. What set of raw data does the following stem-and-leaf display represent?

a. b. c. d.

21 22 28 44 35 11 13 11 32 12 83 54 4 13 128 128 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 1234 1154 3254 3854

46. The most appropriate type of chart for determining the number of observations at or below a specific value is: a. a histogram b. a pie chart c. a time-series chart d. a cumulative frequency ogive 47. The best type of chart for comparing two sets of categorical data is: a. a line chart b. a pie chart c. a histogram d. a bar chart Answer Key 1. b

2. b 3. a 4. b 5 b 6. c 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. a 11. b 12. a 13. c 14. d 15. c 16. c 17. a 18. b 19. a 20. d 21. a 22. d 23 c 24. b 25. b 26. d 27. c 28. c 29. d 30. b 31. b 32. b 33. b 34. b 35. d 36. c 37 c 38. b 39. d 40. c 41. c 42. a 43. d 44. c 45. a 46. d 47. d