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OrganizingNandNVisualizingNVariables 2-1
CHAPTER 2: ORGANIZING AND VISUALIZING VARIA
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BLES
SCENARION2-1
AnNinsuranceNcompanyNevaluatesNmanyNnumericalNvariablesNaboutNaNpersonNbeforeNdecidingNonNanNa
ppropriateNrateNforNautomobileNinsurance.NANrepresentativeNfromNaNlocalNinsuranceNagencyNselectedNa
NrandomNsampleNofNinsuredNdriversNandNrecorded,NX,NtheNnumberNofNclaimsNeachNmadeNinNtheNlastN3N
years,NwithNtheNfollowingNresults.
N X fN
1 14
2 18
3 12
4 5
5 1
1. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-1,NhowNmanyNdriversNareNrepresentedNinNtheNsample?
a) 5
b) 15
c) 18
d) 50
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:NfrequencyNdistribution
2. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-1,NhowNmanyNtotalNclaimsNareNrepresentedNinNtheNsample?
a) 15
b) 50
c) 111
d) 250
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NModerate
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NfrequencyNdistribution
3. ANtypeNofNverticalNbarNchartNinNwhichNtheNcategoriesNareNplottedNinNtheNdescendingNrankNorderNofN
theNmagnitudeNofNtheirNfrequenciesNisNcalledNa
a) contingencyNtable.
b) ParetoNchart.
c) stem-and-leafNdisplay.
d) pieNchart.
ANSWER:
b
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:NParetoNchartNSCE
NARION2-2
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2-2 OrganizingNandNVisualizingNVariables
AtNaNmeetingNofNinformationNsystemsNofficersNforNregionalNofficesNofNaNnationalNcompany,NaNsurveyNw
asNtakenNtoNdetermineNtheNnumberNofNemployeesNtheNofficersNsuperviseNinNtheNoperationNofNtheirNdepa
rtments,NwhereNXNisNtheNnumberNofNemployeesNoverseenNbyNeachNinformationNsystemsNofficer.
N X f_
1 7
2 5
3 11
4 8
5 9
4. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-2,NhowNmanyNregionalNofficesNareNrepresentedNinNtheNsurveyNresults?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 15
d) 40
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NfrequencyNdistribution
5. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-
2,NacrossNallNtheNregionalNoffices,NhowNmanyNtotalNemployeesNwereNsupervisedNbyNthoseN
surveyed?
a) 15
b) 40
c) 127
d) 200
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NModerate
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NfrequencyNdistribution
6. TheNwidthNofNeachNbarNinNaNhistogramNcorrespondsNtoNthe
a) differencesNbetweenNtheNboundariesNofNtheNclass.
b) numberNofNobservationsNinNeachNclass.
c) midpointNofNeachNclass.
d) percentageNofNobservationsNinNeachNclass.
ANSWER:
a
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Nhistogram
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OrganizingNandNVisualizingNVariables 2-3
SCENARION2-3
EveryNspringNsemester,NtheNSchoolNofNBusinessNcoordinatesNaNluncheonNwithNlocalNbusinessNleadersNf
orNgraduatingNseniors,NtheirNfamilies,NandNfriends.NCorporateNsponsorshipNpaysNforNtheNlunchesNofNea
chNofNtheNseniors,NbutNstudentsNmustNpurchaseNticketsNtoNcoverNtheNcostNofNlunchesNservedNtoNguestsNt
heyNbringNwithNthem.NTheNfollowingNhistogramNrepresentsNtheNattendanceNatNtheNseniorNluncheon,Nw
hereNXNisNtheNnumberNofNguestsNeachNgraduatingNseniorNinvitedNtoNtheNluncheonNandNfNisNtheNnumberN
ofNgraduatingNseniorsNinNeachNcategory.
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
GuestsNperNStudent
7. ReferringNtoNtheNhistogramNfromNScenarioN2-
3,NhowNmanyNgraduatingNseniorsNattendedNtheNluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NDifficult
EXPLANATION:NTheNnumberNofNgraduatingNseniorsNisNtheNsumNofNallNtheNfrequencies,Nf.NKEYWO
RDS:Ninterpretation,Nhistogram
8. ReferringNtoNtheNhistogramNfromNScenarioN2-
3,NifNallNtheNticketsNpurchasedNwereNused,NhowNmanyNguestsNattendedNtheNluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NDifficult
6N N
EXPLANATION:NTheNtotalNnumberNofNguestsNisN XN f
i=1 iN i
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,Nhistogram
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9. ANprofessorNofNeconomicsNatNaNsmallNTexasNuniversityNwantedNtoNdetermineNwhatNyearNinNschool
NstudentsNwereNtakingNhisNtoughNeconomicsNcourse.NShownNbelowNisNaNpieNchartNofNtheNresults.N
WhatNpercentageNofNtheNclassNtookNtheNcourseNpriorNtoNreachingNtheirNseniorNyear?
a) 14%
b) 44%
c) 54%
d) 86%
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NpieNchart
10. WhenNpolygonsNorNhistogramsNareNconstructed,NwhichNaxisNmustNshowNtheNtrueNzeroNorN"origin"?
a) TheNhorizontalNaxis.
b) TheNverticalNaxis.
c) BothNtheNhorizontalNandNverticalNaxes.
d) NeitherNtheNhorizontalNnorNtheNverticalNaxis.
ANSWER:
b-
NOriginNisNatNintersectionNofN theNYNaxes.N
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Npolygon,Nhistogram
11. WhenNconstructingNcharts,NtheNfollowingNisNplottedNatNtheNclassNmidpoints:
a) frequencyNhistograms.
b) percentageNpolygons.
c) cumulativeNpercentageNpolygonN(ogives).
d) AllNofNtheNabove.
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:NpercentageNpolygon
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Berenson
OrganizingNandNVisualizingNVariables 2-1
CHAPTER 2: ORGANIZING AND VISUALIZING VARIA
N N N N N
BLES
SCENARION2-1
AnNinsuranceNcompanyNevaluatesNmanyNnumericalNvariablesNaboutNaNpersonNbeforeNdecidingNonNanNa
ppropriateNrateNforNautomobileNinsurance.NANrepresentativeNfromNaNlocalNinsuranceNagencyNselectedNa
NrandomNsampleNofNinsuredNdriversNandNrecorded,NX,NtheNnumberNofNclaimsNeachNmadeNinNtheNlastN3N
years,NwithNtheNfollowingNresults.
N X fN
1 14
2 18
3 12
4 5
5 1
1. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-1,NhowNmanyNdriversNareNrepresentedNinNtheNsample?
a) 5
b) 15
c) 18
d) 50
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:NfrequencyNdistribution
2. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-1,NhowNmanyNtotalNclaimsNareNrepresentedNinNtheNsample?
a) 15
b) 50
c) 111
d) 250
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NModerate
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NfrequencyNdistribution
3. ANtypeNofNverticalNbarNchartNinNwhichNtheNcategoriesNareNplottedNinNtheNdescendingNrankNorderNofN
theNmagnitudeNofNtheirNfrequenciesNisNcalledNa
a) contingencyNtable.
b) ParetoNchart.
c) stem-and-leafNdisplay.
d) pieNchart.
ANSWER:
b
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:NParetoNchartNSCE
NARION2-2
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2-2 OrganizingNandNVisualizingNVariables
AtNaNmeetingNofNinformationNsystemsNofficersNforNregionalNofficesNofNaNnationalNcompany,NaNsurveyNw
asNtakenNtoNdetermineNtheNnumberNofNemployeesNtheNofficersNsuperviseNinNtheNoperationNofNtheirNdepa
rtments,NwhereNXNisNtheNnumberNofNemployeesNoverseenNbyNeachNinformationNsystemsNofficer.
N X f_
1 7
2 5
3 11
4 8
5 9
4. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-2,NhowNmanyNregionalNofficesNareNrepresentedNinNtheNsurveyNresults?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 15
d) 40
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NfrequencyNdistribution
5. ReferringNtoNScenarioN2-
2,NacrossNallNtheNregionalNoffices,NhowNmanyNtotalNemployeesNwereNsupervisedNbyNthoseN
surveyed?
a) 15
b) 40
c) 127
d) 200
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NModerate
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NfrequencyNdistribution
6. TheNwidthNofNeachNbarNinNaNhistogramNcorrespondsNtoNthe
a) differencesNbetweenNtheNboundariesNofNtheNclass.
b) numberNofNobservationsNinNeachNclass.
c) midpointNofNeachNclass.
d) percentageNofNobservationsNinNeachNclass.
ANSWER:
a
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Nhistogram
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OrganizingNandNVisualizingNVariables 2-3
SCENARION2-3
EveryNspringNsemester,NtheNSchoolNofNBusinessNcoordinatesNaNluncheonNwithNlocalNbusinessNleadersNf
orNgraduatingNseniors,NtheirNfamilies,NandNfriends.NCorporateNsponsorshipNpaysNforNtheNlunchesNofNea
chNofNtheNseniors,NbutNstudentsNmustNpurchaseNticketsNtoNcoverNtheNcostNofNlunchesNservedNtoNguestsNt
heyNbringNwithNthem.NTheNfollowingNhistogramNrepresentsNtheNattendanceNatNtheNseniorNluncheon,Nw
hereNXNisNtheNnumberNofNguestsNeachNgraduatingNseniorNinvitedNtoNtheNluncheonNandNfNisNtheNnumberN
ofNgraduatingNseniorsNinNeachNcategory.
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
GuestsNperNStudent
7. ReferringNtoNtheNhistogramNfromNScenarioN2-
3,NhowNmanyNgraduatingNseniorsNattendedNtheNluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NDifficult
EXPLANATION:NTheNnumberNofNgraduatingNseniorsNisNtheNsumNofNallNtheNfrequencies,Nf.NKEYWO
RDS:Ninterpretation,Nhistogram
8. ReferringNtoNtheNhistogramNfromNScenarioN2-
3,NifNallNtheNticketsNpurchasedNwereNused,NhowNmanyNguestsNattendedNtheNluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NDifficult
6N N
EXPLANATION:NTheNtotalNnumberNofNguestsNisN XN f
i=1 iN i
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,Nhistogram
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9. ANprofessorNofNeconomicsNatNaNsmallNTexasNuniversityNwantedNtoNdetermineNwhatNyearNinNschool
NstudentsNwereNtakingNhisNtoughNeconomicsNcourse.NShownNbelowNisNaNpieNchartNofNtheNresults.N
WhatNpercentageNofNtheNclassNtookNtheNcourseNpriorNtoNreachingNtheirNseniorNyear?
a) 14%
b) 44%
c) 54%
d) 86%
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Ninterpretation,NpieNchart
10. WhenNpolygonsNorNhistogramsNareNconstructed,NwhichNaxisNmustNshowNtheNtrueNzeroNorN"origin"?
a) TheNhorizontalNaxis.
b) TheNverticalNaxis.
c) BothNtheNhorizontalNandNverticalNaxes.
d) NeitherNtheNhorizontalNnorNtheNverticalNaxis.
ANSWER:
b-
NOriginNisNatNintersectionNofN theNYNaxes.N
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:Npolygon,Nhistogram
11. WhenNconstructingNcharts,NtheNfollowingNisNplottedNatNtheNclassNmidpoints:
a) frequencyNhistograms.
b) percentageNpolygons.
c) cumulativeNpercentageNpolygonN(ogives).
d) AllNofNtheNabove.
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:NMCNDIFFICULTY:NEasy
KEYWORDS:NpercentageNpolygon
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