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BusinessmStatisticsm(Donnelly)
Chapterm2m m DisplayingmDescriptivemStatistics
1) A mfrequencymdistributionmismamtablemthat mshowsmthemnumbermof mdatamobservationsmt
hat mfallmintomspecificmintervals.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution
mObjective:m 2.2.1
2) Continuousmdatamaremvaluesmbased monmobservationsmthat mcanmbemcounted mand maremtypical
lymrepresented mbymwholemnumbers.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m discretemdatamObjectiv
e:m 2.2.1
3) Continuousmdatamismoftenmthemresult mof mmeasuringmobservationsmrathermthanmcounti
ngmthem.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m continuousmdatamObje
ctive:m 2.2.1
4) Discretemdatamcanmhavemanminfinitemnumbermof mvaluesmwithinmamspecificminterv
al.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m2
Keywords:m discretemdatamObjectiv
e:m 2.2.1
5) Themonlymlimitationminmthemnumbermof mcontinuousmvaluesmwithinmanmintervalm ismthemlevel
mof mprecisionmof mthemmeasuringminstrument.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m continuousmdatamObje
ctive:m 2.2.1
6) Themsummof mthemrelativemfrequenciesmformthemrelativemfrequencymdistributionmshould mbemequal
mtomormverymclosemtom1.0mduemtomrounding.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m relativemfrequencymdistributionsmOb
jective:m 2.2.1
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7) Themsummof mthemcumulativemrelativemfrequenciesmformthemcumulativemrelativemfrequen
cymdistributionmshould mbemequalmtomormverymclosemtom1.0mduemtomrounding.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m2
Keywords:m cumulativemrelativemfrequencymdistributionsmObjecti
ve:m 2.2.1
8) A msymmetricalmdistributionmismoneminmwhichmthemright msidemof mthemdistributionmlooksmlikemt
hemmirrormimagemof mthemleft msidemof mthemdistribution.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m symmetricalmdistributionsmObjectiv
e:m 2.2.1
9) Themgoalmof mconstructingmamfrequencymdistributionmismtomidentifymamusefulmpatternminmthemdatama
nd moftenmtheremismmoremthanmonemacceptablemwaymtomaccomplishmthismwithmgrouped mquantitativem
data.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
10) Whenmcreatingmamfrequencymdistributionmwithmgrouped mqualitativemdatamand m45mdatampoints,mfi
vemclassesmshould mbemset mupmusingmthem2km>mnmrule.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
11) Whenmconstructingmamfrequencymdistributionmwithmgrouped mqualitativemdata,moccasionallymy
oumwillmend mupmwithmkm+m1mormkm—m1mclassesmtomcovermthementiremdatamset.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
12) Fiftymemployeesmat mCSCmCorporationmresponded mtomamsurveymaskingmformthemnumbermof mminu
tesmtheymcommutemtomworkminmthemmorning.mEighteenmemployeesmindicated mthat mtheirmcommutesm
arem15mtomlessmthanm20m minutes.m Themrelativemfrequencymformthismclassminm amfrequencymdistribution
mwould mbem0.18.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
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13) Fiftymemployeesmat mCSCmCorporationmresponded mtomamsurveymaskingmformthemnumbermof mminu
tesmtheymcommutemtomworkminmthemmorning.mManagement mwould mlikemtomknow mthemproportionmof m
employeesmwhosemcommutemismlessmthanm30mminutes.mAmcumulativem relativemfrequency mdistributi
onmusingmgrouped mdatamwould mprovidemtheminformationmtomanswermthismquestion.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m cumulativemrelativemfrequencymdistributionsmObjecti
ve:m 2.2.1
14) A mfast mfood mrestaurant mwould mlikemtomexaminemthemwait mtimemformcustomersmwhomusemthemdri
ve-
mthrumwindow.mThemfollowingmclassmboundariesmaremappropriatemtomconstruct mamfrequencymdistrib
utionmformthismdata.
Numbermof mMinutes
0-2
2-4
4-6
6-8
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m2
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
15) Equal-
sizemclassesmrefermtomclassesmformamfrequencymdistributionmusingmgrouped mquantitativemdatamtha
t mdomnot moverlap.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
16) Emptymclassesmformamfrequencymdistributionmusingmgrouped mquantitativemdatamresult mfrommcla
ssmwidthsmthat maremtoomwide.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
17) If mthemclassmsizesmaremnot mequalmformamfrequencymdistributionmusingmgrouped mquantitativemda
ta,mpatternsminmthemdistributionmcould mbemmisleading.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
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Chapterm2m m DisplayingmDescriptivemStatistics
1) A mfrequencymdistributionmismamtablemthat mshowsmthemnumbermof mdatamobservationsmt
hat mfallmintomspecificmintervals.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution
mObjective:m 2.2.1
2) Continuousmdatamaremvaluesmbased monmobservationsmthat mcanmbemcounted mand maremtypical
lymrepresented mbymwholemnumbers.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m discretemdatamObjectiv
e:m 2.2.1
3) Continuousmdatamismoftenmthemresult mof mmeasuringmobservationsmrathermthanmcounti
ngmthem.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m continuousmdatamObje
ctive:m 2.2.1
4) Discretemdatamcanmhavemanminfinitemnumbermof mvaluesmwithinmamspecificminterv
al.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m2
Keywords:m discretemdatamObjectiv
e:m 2.2.1
5) Themonlymlimitationminmthemnumbermof mcontinuousmvaluesmwithinmanmintervalm ismthemlevel
mof mprecisionmof mthemmeasuringminstrument.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m continuousmdatamObje
ctive:m 2.2.1
6) Themsummof mthemrelativemfrequenciesmformthemrelativemfrequencymdistributionmshould mbemequal
mtomormverymclosemtom1.0mduemtomrounding.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m relativemfrequencymdistributionsmOb
jective:m 2.2.1
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7) Themsummof mthemcumulativemrelativemfrequenciesmformthemcumulativemrelativemfrequen
cymdistributionmshould mbemequalmtomormverymclosemtom1.0mduemtomrounding.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m2
Keywords:m cumulativemrelativemfrequencymdistributionsmObjecti
ve:m 2.2.1
8) A msymmetricalmdistributionmismoneminmwhichmthemright msidemof mthemdistributionmlooksmlikemt
hemmirrormimagemof mthemleft msidemof mthemdistribution.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m symmetricalmdistributionsmObjectiv
e:m 2.2.1
9) Themgoalmof mconstructingmamfrequencymdistributionmismtomidentifymamusefulmpatternminmthemdatama
nd moftenmtheremismmoremthanmonemacceptablemwaymtomaccomplishmthismwithmgrouped mquantitativem
data.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
10) Whenmcreatingmamfrequencymdistributionmwithmgrouped mqualitativemdatamand m45mdatampoints,mfi
vemclassesmshould mbemset mupmusingmthem2km>mnmrule.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
11) Whenmconstructingmamfrequencymdistributionmwithmgrouped mqualitativemdata,moccasionallymy
oumwillmend mupmwithmkm+m1mormkm—m1mclassesmtomcovermthementiremdatamset.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
12) Fiftymemployeesmat mCSCmCorporationmresponded mtomamsurveymaskingmformthemnumbermof mminu
tesmtheymcommutemtomworkminmthemmorning.mEighteenmemployeesmindicated mthat mtheirmcommutesm
arem15mtomlessmthanm20m minutes.m Themrelativemfrequencymformthismclassminm amfrequencymdistribution
mwould mbem0.18.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
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13) Fiftymemployeesmat mCSCmCorporationmresponded mtomamsurveymaskingmformthemnumbermof mminu
tesmtheymcommutemtomworkminmthemmorning.mManagement mwould mlikemtomknow mthemproportionmof m
employeesmwhosemcommutemismlessmthanm30mminutes.mAmcumulativem relativemfrequency mdistributi
onmusingmgrouped mdatamwould mprovidemtheminformationmtomanswermthismquestion.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m cumulativemrelativemfrequencymdistributionsmObjecti
ve:m 2.2.1
14) A mfast mfood mrestaurant mwould mlikemtomexaminemthemwait mtimemformcustomersmwhomusemthemdri
ve-
mthrumwindow.mThemfollowingmclassmboundariesmaremappropriatemtomconstruct mamfrequencymdistrib
utionmformthismdata.
Numbermof mMinutes
0-2
2-4
4-6
6-8
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m2
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
15) Equal-
sizemclassesmrefermtomclassesmformamfrequencymdistributionmusingmgrouped mquantitativemdatamtha
t mdomnot moverlap.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
16) Emptymclassesmformamfrequencymdistributionmusingmgrouped mquantitativemdatamresult mfrommcla
ssmwidthsmthat maremtoomwide.
Answer:m FALSEmDi
ff:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
17) If mthemclassmsizesmaremnot mequalmformamfrequencymdistributionmusingmgrouped mquantitativemda
ta,mpatternsminmthemdistributionmcould mbemmisleading.
Answer:m TRUEmDif
f:m1
Keywords:m frequencymdistribution,mgrouped mquantitativemdatam
Objective:m 2.2.1
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