Statistics Portage CNSL 503 Exam 2 | 111
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frequency distribution - ANSWER presents the frequency of every value in a
dataset
frequency tables - ANSWER displays the number of times (ex: frequency) a
certain value appears within the dataset in a table format
What does each column represent in frequency tables? - ANSWER one column
represents the category, the other column represents the frequency
absolute frequency - ANSWER raw count
What type of frequency do you use when answering " how many student out of
the total number of students scored a letter grade?"? - ANSWER relative
frequency
relative frequency - ANSWER the ratio between the absolute frequency of a
category and the total frequency
formula for relative frequency - ANSWER frequency in category/total
frequency
, What type of frequency do you use when answering the question "how many
students scored a B or better?"? - ANSWER cumulative frequency
cumulative frequency - ANSWER the sum of frequencies of all preceding
categories
Frequency tables can be used for what type of variables? - ANSWER
qualitative or quantitative variables
When using frequency tables for quantitative variables, group the quantitative
scores into groups called what? - ANSWER bins
frequency graphs - ANSWER pie charts, bar charts, histograms, frequency
polygons, stem and leaf plots
What type of frequency graphs are used for qualitative variables? - ANSWER
pie charts and bar charts
What type of frequency graphs are used for quantitative variables? - ANSWER
histograms, frequency polygons and stem and leaf plots
pie charts - ANSWER displays relative frequencies (and not necessarily
absolute frequencies) of each category for qualitative variables in a pie
Each portion of a pie represents... - ANSWER a different category
Questions and Answers with Complete
Solutions 100% Correct | New Update 2025
frequency distribution - ANSWER presents the frequency of every value in a
dataset
frequency tables - ANSWER displays the number of times (ex: frequency) a
certain value appears within the dataset in a table format
What does each column represent in frequency tables? - ANSWER one column
represents the category, the other column represents the frequency
absolute frequency - ANSWER raw count
What type of frequency do you use when answering " how many student out of
the total number of students scored a letter grade?"? - ANSWER relative
frequency
relative frequency - ANSWER the ratio between the absolute frequency of a
category and the total frequency
formula for relative frequency - ANSWER frequency in category/total
frequency
, What type of frequency do you use when answering the question "how many
students scored a B or better?"? - ANSWER cumulative frequency
cumulative frequency - ANSWER the sum of frequencies of all preceding
categories
Frequency tables can be used for what type of variables? - ANSWER
qualitative or quantitative variables
When using frequency tables for quantitative variables, group the quantitative
scores into groups called what? - ANSWER bins
frequency graphs - ANSWER pie charts, bar charts, histograms, frequency
polygons, stem and leaf plots
What type of frequency graphs are used for qualitative variables? - ANSWER
pie charts and bar charts
What type of frequency graphs are used for quantitative variables? - ANSWER
histograms, frequency polygons and stem and leaf plots
pie charts - ANSWER displays relative frequencies (and not necessarily
absolute frequencies) of each category for qualitative variables in a pie
Each portion of a pie represents... - ANSWER a different category
