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Chapterg0
2gDescriptivegStatistics:gTabulargandgGraphical
gMethods
Trueg/gFalsegQuestions
1. Agstem-and-
leafgdisplaygisgaggraphicalgportrayalgofgagdatagsetgthatgshowsgthegdatagset'sgo
verallgpatterngofgvariation.
True False
2. Thegrelativegfrequencygisgthegfrequencygofgagclassgdividedgbygthegtotalgnumbergofgmeas
urements.
True False
3. Agbargchartgisgaggraphicgthatgcangbegusedgtogdepictgqualitativegdata.
True False
4. Stem-and-leafgdisplaysgandgdotgplotsgaregusefulgforgdetectinggoutliers.
True False
5. Agscattergplotgcangbegusedgtogidentifygoutliers.
True False
6. Whenglookinggatgthegshapegofgthegdistributiongusinggagstem-and-
leaf,gagdistributiongisgskewedgtogthegrightgwhengthegleftgtailgisgshortergthangthegrigh
tgtail.
True False
2-1
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HillgEducation.gThisgisgproprietarygmaterialgsolelygforgauthorizedginstructorguse.gNotgauthorizedgforgsalegorgdistributionging anygmanne
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7. Whengwegwishgtogsummarizegthegproportiong(orgfraction)gofgitemsgingagclass,gweg
usegthegfrequencygdistributiongforgeachgclass.
True False
8. Whengestablishinggthegclassesgforgagfrequencygtable,gitgisggenerallygagreedgthatgthe
gmoregclassesgyougusegthegbettergyourgfrequencygtablegwillgbe.
True False
9. Thegsamplegcumulativegdistributiongfunctiongisgnondecreasing.
True False
10. Agfrequencygtablegincludesgrowgandgcolumngpercentages.
True False
11. Whengconstructingganyggraphicalgdisplaygthatgutilizesgcategoricalgdata,gclassesgthat
ghavegfrequenciesgofg5gpercentgorglessgaregusuallygcombinedgtogethergintogagsingle
gcategory.
True False
12. IngagParetogchart,gthegbargforgtheg"Other"gcategorygshouldgbegplacedgtogthegfargleftgofgt
hegchart.
True False
13. IngthegfirstgstepgofgsettinggupgagParetogchart,gagfrequencygtablegshouldgbegconstruc
tedgofgthegdefectsg(orgcategories)gingdecreasinggordergofgfrequency.
True False
14. Itgisgpossiblegtogcreategdifferentginterpretationsgofgthegsameggraphicalgdisplay
gbygsimplygusinggdifferentgcaptions.
True False
2-2
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HillgEducation.gThisgisgproprietarygmaterialgsolelygforgauthorizedginstructorguse.gNotgauthorizedgforgsalegorgdistributionging anygmanne
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15. Beginninggthegverticalgscalegofgaggraphgatgagvaluegdifferentgfromgzerogcangcause
gincreasesgtoglookgmoregdramatic.
True False
16. Agrunsgplotgisgagformgofgscattergplot.
True False
17. Thegstem-and-
leafgdisplaygisgadvantageousgbecausegitgallowsgusgtogactuallygseegthegmeasurement
sgingthegdatagset.
True False
18. Splittinggthegstemsgrefersgtogassigninggthegsamegstemgtogtwogorgmoregrowsgofgt
hegstem-and-leafgdisplay.
True False
19. Whengdatagaregqualitative,gthegbarsgshouldgnevergbegseparatedgbyggaps.
True False
20. Eachgstemgofgagstem-and-leafgdisplaygshouldgbegagsinglegdigit.
True False
21. Leavesgongagstem-and-
leafgdisplaygshouldgbegrearrangedgsogthatgtheygaregingincreasinggordergfromgleftgt
ogright.
True False
MultiplegChoicegQuestions
2-3
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HillgEducation.gThisgisgproprietarygmaterialgsolelygforgauthorizedginstructorguse.gNotgauthorizedgforgsalegorgdistributionging anygmanne
r.gThisgdocumentgmaygnotgbegcopied,gscanned,gduplicated,gforwarded,gdistributed,gorgpostedgongagwebsite,gingwholegorgpart.
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Bank
22. A(n)g isgaggraphgofgagcumulativegdistribution.
A. Histogram
B.Scattergplot
C. Ogivegplot
D. Piegchart
23. cangbegusedgtogstudygthegrelationshipgbetweengtwogvariables.
A. Cross-tabulationg tables
B.Frequencygtables
C. Cumulativegfrequencygdistributions
D. Dotgplots
24. Rowgorgcolumngpercentagesgcangbegfoundgin
A. Frequencygtables.
B.Relativegfrequencygtables.
C. Cross-tabulationg tables.
D. Cumulativegfrequencygtables.
25. Allgofgthegfollowinggaregusedgtogdescribegquantitativegdatagexceptgtheg .
A. Histogram
B.Stem-and-leafgchart
C. Dotgplot
D. Piegchart
2-4
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Bank
Chapterg0
2gDescriptivegStatistics:gTabulargandgGraphical
gMethods
Trueg/gFalsegQuestions
1. Agstem-and-
leafgdisplaygisgaggraphicalgportrayalgofgagdatagsetgthatgshowsgthegdatagset'sgo
verallgpatterngofgvariation.
True False
2. Thegrelativegfrequencygisgthegfrequencygofgagclassgdividedgbygthegtotalgnumbergofgmeas
urements.
True False
3. Agbargchartgisgaggraphicgthatgcangbegusedgtogdepictgqualitativegdata.
True False
4. Stem-and-leafgdisplaysgandgdotgplotsgaregusefulgforgdetectinggoutliers.
True False
5. Agscattergplotgcangbegusedgtogidentifygoutliers.
True False
6. Whenglookinggatgthegshapegofgthegdistributiongusinggagstem-and-
leaf,gagdistributiongisgskewedgtogthegrightgwhengthegleftgtailgisgshortergthangthegrigh
tgtail.
True False
2-1
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HillgEducation.gThisgisgproprietarygmaterialgsolelygforgauthorizedginstructorguse.gNotgauthorizedgforgsalegorgdistributionging anygmanne
r.gThisgdocumentgmaygnotgbegcopied,gscanned,gduplicated,gforwarded,gdistributed,gorgpostedgongagwebsite,gingwholegorgpart.
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Bank
7. Whengwegwishgtogsummarizegthegproportiong(orgfraction)gofgitemsgingagclass,gweg
usegthegfrequencygdistributiongforgeachgclass.
True False
8. Whengestablishinggthegclassesgforgagfrequencygtable,gitgisggenerallygagreedgthatgthe
gmoregclassesgyougusegthegbettergyourgfrequencygtablegwillgbe.
True False
9. Thegsamplegcumulativegdistributiongfunctiongisgnondecreasing.
True False
10. Agfrequencygtablegincludesgrowgandgcolumngpercentages.
True False
11. Whengconstructingganyggraphicalgdisplaygthatgutilizesgcategoricalgdata,gclassesgthat
ghavegfrequenciesgofg5gpercentgorglessgaregusuallygcombinedgtogethergintogagsingle
gcategory.
True False
12. IngagParetogchart,gthegbargforgtheg"Other"gcategorygshouldgbegplacedgtogthegfargleftgofgt
hegchart.
True False
13. IngthegfirstgstepgofgsettinggupgagParetogchart,gagfrequencygtablegshouldgbegconstruc
tedgofgthegdefectsg(orgcategories)gingdecreasinggordergofgfrequency.
True False
14. Itgisgpossiblegtogcreategdifferentginterpretationsgofgthegsameggraphicalgdisplay
gbygsimplygusinggdifferentgcaptions.
True False
2-2
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HillgEducation.gThisgisgproprietarygmaterialgsolelygforgauthorizedginstructorguse.gNotgauthorizedgforgsalegorgdistributionging anygmanne
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Bank
15. Beginninggthegverticalgscalegofgaggraphgatgagvaluegdifferentgfromgzerogcangcause
gincreasesgtoglookgmoregdramatic.
True False
16. Agrunsgplotgisgagformgofgscattergplot.
True False
17. Thegstem-and-
leafgdisplaygisgadvantageousgbecausegitgallowsgusgtogactuallygseegthegmeasurement
sgingthegdatagset.
True False
18. Splittinggthegstemsgrefersgtogassigninggthegsamegstemgtogtwogorgmoregrowsgofgt
hegstem-and-leafgdisplay.
True False
19. Whengdatagaregqualitative,gthegbarsgshouldgnevergbegseparatedgbyggaps.
True False
20. Eachgstemgofgagstem-and-leafgdisplaygshouldgbegagsinglegdigit.
True False
21. Leavesgongagstem-and-
leafgdisplaygshouldgbegrearrangedgsogthatgtheygaregingincreasinggordergfromgleftgt
ogright.
True False
MultiplegChoicegQuestions
2-3
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HillgEducation.gThisgisgproprietarygmaterialgsolelygforgauthorizedginstructorguse.gNotgauthorizedgforgsalegorgdistributionging anygmanne
r.gThisgdocumentgmaygnotgbegcopied,gscanned,gduplicated,gforwarded,gdistributed,gorgpostedgongagwebsite,gingwholegorgpart.
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Bank
22. A(n)g isgaggraphgofgagcumulativegdistribution.
A. Histogram
B.Scattergplot
C. Ogivegplot
D. Piegchart
23. cangbegusedgtogstudygthegrelationshipgbetweengtwogvariables.
A. Cross-tabulationg tables
B.Frequencygtables
C. Cumulativegfrequencygdistributions
D. Dotgplots
24. Rowgorgcolumngpercentagesgcangbegfoundgin
A. Frequencygtables.
B.Relativegfrequencygtables.
C. Cross-tabulationg tables.
D. Cumulativegfrequencygtables.
25. Allgofgthegfollowinggaregusedgtogdescribegquantitativegdatagexceptgtheg .
A. Histogram
B.Stem-and-leafgchart
C. Dotgplot
D. Piegchart
2-4
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HillgEducation.gThisgisgproprietarygmaterialgsolelygforgauthorizedginstructorguse.gNotgauthorizedgforgsalegorgdistributionging anygmanne
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