统计学 chapter 2
Multiple Choice
This activity contains 15 questions.
What is the purpose of a summary table?
To list data to create a bar or pie chart.
To sum the values of responses to a survey.
This is the only way to present categorical data in numerical
form.
To see differences between or among categories.
A graphical representation of a frequency distribution is called
a__________________ .
time-series plot
stem-and-leaf plot
scatter diagram
histogram
You have a summary table and a simple bar chart (like the ones at
the beginning of the chapter) indicating where customers prefer to
do their banking. How could you enhance the bar chart to provide
both visual and actual information?
Add values to the bar chart like what is commonly done on a pie
chart.
Only the summary table can show the actual values for the data.
The bar chart and summary table must be presented together in
order to represent this data.
Use vertical lines on the bar chart to show the values more
precisely.
It might be said that the stem-and-leaf display is really a quick and
easy way of creating a rudimentary chart or diagram for numerical
data. If so, which chart is used to describe categorical data does it
most closely resemble?
The stem-and-leaf display most closely resembles a rudimentary
Pareto chart.
The stem-and-leaf display most closely resembles a rudimentary
bar chart.
The stem-and-leaf display most closely resembles a rudimentary
pie chart.
The stem-and-leaf display does not resemble any of the above
charts or diagrams.
The width of a class interval in a frequency distribution (or bar chart)
will be approximately equal to the range of the data divided by the
______________ .
highest value in the data set
lowest value in the data set
number of class intervals
average of the data set
Which of the above histograms represents the graph of city restaurant
meal prices with an interval of $8?
Neither histogram
Only the histogram on the left
Both histograms
Only the histogram on the right
When constructing a frequency distribution, which of the following
rules must be followed?
The number of classes must be an even number.
The midpoint of each class must be an integer.
Adjacent classes cannot overlap.
The width of each class is equal to the lowest value in the data
set.
The rule of thumb for creating a frequency distribution is to divide the
data into 5-15 classes. While larger numbers of classes allow for larger
data sets, how do you know exactly how many classes to use?
Select the number of classes that provides definition to the shape of
the data.
Determine the width of the class interval, then calculate the number
of classes.
If in doubt about the number of classes, select 10 since it is the
midpoint between 5 and 15 classes.
Any number of classes between 5 and 15 is sufficient.
The following numbers represent exam scores in an accounting class:
78, 93, 85, 81, 73, 96, 72, 86, 90, 85
If a stem-and-leaf diagram is developed from this data, how many
stems will be used?
10
Distorted data, X axis not labeled, no title.
Unnecessary adornment, vertical scale does not begin at zero, no
title.
Distorted data, unnecessary adornments, vertical axis not properly
labeled.
Distorted data, unnecessary adornment, no scales for either axis.
Considering the various types of tables and charts introduced in this
chapter, which table, chart, diagram or plot would you use to depict
categorical data for two variables in a visual format?
scatter plot
side-by-side bar chart
contingency table
pie chart
The cumulative frequency for a particular class is equal to 35. The
cumulative frequency for the next class will be
_________________ .
35 plus the next class frequency.
less than 35.
35 minus the next class frequency.
equal to 65.
Which of the following would be most helpful in the construction of a
pie chart?
frequency distribution
relative frequencies
ogive
cumulative percentages
The table above shows the frequency and relative frequencies for 7
groups of restaurant meal prices. How was the value of 0.36 obtained
for the relative frequency of meals costing $32 but less than $40?
(18/100) x 2 = 0.36.
The midpoint of the class is $36, so divide 36 by 100.
The number of data points is 50, so divide 18 by 50.
(18 x 2)/100 = 0.36.
The highest bar in a histogram represents?
The class with the lowest relative frequency.
The class with the highest frequency.
The class with the highest cumulative frequency.
The class with the lowest frequency.
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1. What is the purpose of a summary table?
To see differences between or among categories.
Your Answer:
Correct
2. A graphical representation of a frequency distribution is called
a__________________ .
histogram
Your Answer:
Correct
3. You have a summary table and a simple bar chart (like the ones at
the beginning of the chapter) indicating where customers prefer to
do their banking. How could you enhance the bar chart to provide
both visual and actual information?
The bar chart and summary table must be
Your Answer: presented together in order to represent this
data.
Correct Answer: Add values to the bar chart like what is
commonly done on a pie chart.
The values from the summary table can be added to the bar chart.
4. It might be said that the stem-and-leaf display is really a quick
and easy way of creating a rudimentary chart or diagram for
numerical data. If so, which chart is used to describe categorical
data does it most closely resemble?
The stem-and-leaf display most closely resembles
Your Answer: a rudimentary bar chart.
Correct
5. The width of a class interval in a frequency distribution (or bar
chart) will be approximately equal to the range of the data divided
by the ______________ .
number of class intervals
Your Answer:
Correct
6.
Which of the above histograms represents the graph of city
restaurant meal prices with an interval of $8?
Only the histogram on the left
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Both histograms
If you compare the values in the X axis scales on either histogram,
you will see they are $8 apart.
7. When constructing a frequency distribution, which of the following
rules must be followed?
Adjacent classes cannot overlap.
Your Answer:
Correct
8.
The rule of thumb for creating a frequency distribution is to divide
the data into 5-15 classes. While larger numbers of classes allow
for larger data sets, how do you know exactly how many classes
to use?
Determine the width of the class interval, then
Your Answer: calculate the number of classes.
Correct Answer: Select the number of classes that provides
definition to the shape of the data.
Determination of the width of the class interval requires the
number of classes in the calculation.
9. The following numbers represent exam scores in an accounting
class:
78, 93, 85, 81, 73, 96, 72, 86, 90, 85
If a stem-and-leaf diagram is developed from this data, how many
stems will be used?
3
Your Answer:
Correct
10
.
In the above figure of wine imports into the United States, what
three guidelines for developing good graphs have not been
followed?
Distorted data, unnecessary adornment, no
Your Answer: scales for either axis.
Correct Answer: Distorted data, unnecessary adornments,
vertical axis not properly labeled.
The X axis scale is the years.
11 Considering the various types of tables and charts introduced in
. this chapter, which table, chart, diagram or plot would you use to
depict categorical data for two variables in a visual format?
side-by-side bar chart
Your Answer:
Correct
12 The cumulative frequency for a particular class is equal to 35. The
. cumulative frequency for the next class will be
_________________ .
35 plus the next class frequency.
Your Answer:
Correct
13 Which of the following would be most helpful in the construction of
. a pie chart?
relative frequencies
Your Answer:
Correct
14
.
The table above shows the frequency and relative frequencies for
7 groups of restaurant meal prices. How was the value of 0.36
obtained for the relative frequency of meals costing $32 but less
than $40?
(18 x 2)/100 = 0.36.
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: The number of data points is 50, so divide 18
by 50.
The correct way to calculate the relative frequency is to divide the
value (18) by the number of data points (50).
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15 The highest bar in a histogram represents?
.
The class with the highest frequency.
Your Answer:
Correct
True/False
This activity contains 15 questions.
Consider the relative frequency distribution given below:
Class Interval Relative Frequency
20 but less than 40 0.3
40 but less than 60 0.2
60 but less than 80 0.1
80 but less than 100 0.4
True
False
The number of classes in a frequency distribution is typically between
10 and 20.
True
False
The midpoint of the class interval 10 but less than 12 is equal to
10.5.
True
False
The movie theater industry tracks ticket sales by age groups. A pie
chart would provide an appropriate representation for the proportion
of ticket sales attributed to each age group.
True
False
You are constructing a histogram that is required to use 6 classes for
a data set that ranges from 15 to 70. A class width of 9 units would
be an appropriate choice.
True
False
The professor of a business communication course wishes to provide
feedback to students regarding their performance on the last exam.
A histogram would provide more information than a stem-and-leaf
display.
True
False
The shape of a graph of a relative frequency distribution reveals
more information than a graph of the corresponding frequency
distribution.
True
False
Two methods described for organizing large numbers of numerical
values are an ordered array of the values or a stem-and-leaf display.
These methods can also be applied to smaller sets of numerical
values.
True
False
A scatter plot would be an effective tool to assess the relationship
between the grade earned in a class and the number of hours spent
studying.
True
False
A time-series plot would be an effective way to present the
performance of a retirement fund over the past 10 years.
True
False
Pareto charts always begin with the most frequent category.
True
False
By definition, cumulative percentage distributions provide
information about the percentage of values that are less than a
certain threshold. This information also provides a method to
determine the percentage of values that are greater than the same
threshold.
True
False
All class intervals in a histogram must contain a nonzero number of
values.
True
False
A contingency table presents the results of two categorical variables
in which the values are entered into cells formed by the intersection
of rows and columns. The row and column sums in a contingency
table are meaningless quantities.
True
False
The side-by-side bar chart provides a graphical display of cross-
classification data.
True
False
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1. Consider the relative frequency distribution given below:
Class Interval Relative Frequency
20 but less than 40 0.3
40 but less than 60 0.2
60 but less than 80 0.1
80 but less than 100 0.4
If there were 50 numbers in the data set, then 30 of the values
must be less than 80.
True
Your Answer:
Correct
2. The number of classes in a frequency distribution is typically
between 10 and 20.
False
Your Answer:
Correct
3. The midpoint of the class interval 10 but less than 12 is equal
to 10.5.
False
Your Answer:
Correct
4. The movie theater industry tracks ticket sales by age groups. A
pie chart would provide an appropriate representation for the
proportion of ticket sales attributed to each age group.
True
Your Answer:
Correct
5. You are constructing a histogram that is required to use 6
classes for a data set that ranges from 15 to 70. A class width
of 9 units would be an appropriate choice.
False
Your Answer:
Correct
6. The professor of a business communication course wishes to
provide feedback to students regarding their performance on
the last exam. A histogram would provide more information
than a stem-and-leaf display.
False
Your Answer:
Correct
7. The shape of a graph of a relative frequency distribution
reveals more information than a graph of the corresponding
frequency distribution.
False
Your Answer:
Correct
8. Two methods described for organizing large numbers of
numerical values are an ordered array of the values or a stem-
and-leaf display. These methods can also be applied to smaller
sets of numerical values.
True
Your Answer:
Correct
9. A scatter plot would be an effective tool to assess the
relationship between the grade earned in a class and the
number of hours spent studying.
True
Your Answer:
Correct
10 A time-series plot would be an effective way to present the
. performance of a retirement fund over the past 10 years.
True
Your Answer:
Correct
11 Pareto charts always begin with the most frequent category.
.
True
Your Answer:
Correct
12 By definition, cumulative percentage distributions provide
. information about the percentage of values that are less than a
certain threshold. This information also provides a method to
determine the percentage of values that are greater than the
same threshold.
True
Your Answer:
Correct
13 All class intervals in a histogram must contain a nonzero
. number of values.
False
Your Answer:
Correct
14 A contingency table presents the results of two categorical
. variables in which the values are entered into cells formed by
the intersection of rows and columns. The row and column
sums in a contingency table are meaningless quantities.
True
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
The row and column sums provide the number of observations
in each category.
15 The side-by-side bar chart provides a graphical display of
. cross-classification data.
False
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Side-by-side bar charts allow visual comparisons and contrasts
among the cross-classification data between two variables.
