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SCENARIOm2-1
An minsurancemcompanymevaluatesmmanymnumericalmvariablesmaboutmamperson mbeforemdecidingmonmanm
appropriate mratemformautomobileminsurance.mAmrepresentative mfrommamlocalminsurancemagency mselected
ma mrandommsamplemofminsuredmdrivers mandmrecorded,mX, mthemnumbermofmclaims meachmmade min mthe mlast
m3 myears, mwith mthe mfollowingmresults.
m X fm
1 14
2 18
3 12
4 5
5 1
1. Referringmto mScenario m2-1,mhowmmany mdriversmaremrepresented min mthemsample?
a) 5
b) 15
c) 18
d) 50
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:mfrequency mdistribution
2. Referringmto mScenario m2-1,mhowmmany mtotalmclaimsmaremrepresented min mthemsample?
a) 15
b) 50
c) 111
d) 250
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mModerate
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mfrequency mdistribution
3. Amtypemofmverticalmbarmchartmin mwhich mthemcategoriesmaremplottedminmthemdescendingmrank mordermo
f mthemmagnitude mof mtheirmfrequenciesmismcalled ma
a) contingency mtable.
b) Pareto mchart.
c) stem-and-leaf mdisplay.
d) piemchart.
ANSWER:
b
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:mPareto mchartmSCE
NARIOm2-2
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Atmammeetingmofminformationmsystemsmofficersmformregionalmofficesmofmamnationalmcompany,mamsurvey m
wasmtaken mtomdeterminemthemnumbermofmemployeesmthemofficersmsupervisemin mthemoperation mofmtheirmde
partments,mwheremXmismthemnumbermof memployeesmoverseen mby meach minformation msystemsmofficer.
m X f_
1 7
2 5
3 11
4 8
5 9
4. Referringmto mScenario m2-2,mhowmmany mregionalmofficesmaremrepresented min mthemsurvey mresults?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 15
d) 40
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mfrequency mdistribution
5. Referringmto mScenario m2-
2,macrossmallmthemregionalmoffices,mhowmmany mtotalmemployeesmweremsupervisedmbymthose
msurveyed?
a) 15
b) 40
c) 127
d) 200
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mModerate
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mfrequency mdistribution
6. Themwidth mof meach mbarmin mamhistogram mcorrespondsmto mthe
a) differencesmbetween mthemboundariesmof mthemclass.
b) numbermof mobservationsmin meach mclass.
c) midpointmof meach mclass.
d) percentage mof mobservationsmin meach mclass.
ANSWER:
a
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:mhistogram
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Every mspringmsemester,mthemSchoolmofmBusinessmcoordinatesmamluncheonmwith mlocalmbusinessmleaders
mformgraduatingmseniors, mtheirmfamilies, mandmfriends. mCorporate msponsorshipmpays mformthe mlunchesmofm
each mofmthemseniors,mbutmstudentsmmustmpurchasemticketsmto mcovermthemcostmofmlunchesmservedmto mgues
tsmthey mbringmwithmthem.mThemfollowingmhistogrammrepresentsmthemattendancematmthemseniormluncheon
,mwheremXmismthemnumbermofmguestsmeachmgraduatingmseniorminvitedmtomthemluncheon mand mfmismthemnu
mbermof mgraduatingmseniorsmin meach mcategory.
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140
120
100
80
60
40
20
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7. Referringmto mthemhistogram mfrommScenario m2-
3,mhowmmany mgraduatingmseniorsmattended mthemluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mDifficult
EXPLANATION:mThemnumbermofmgraduatingmseniorsmismthemsummofmallmthemfrequencies,mf.mKEYWO
RDS:minterpretation,mhistogram
8. Referringmto mthemhistogram mfrommScenario m2-
3,mif mallmthemticketsmpurchased mweremused,mhowmmany mguestsmattended mthemluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mDifficult
6m m
EXPLANATION:mThemtotalmnumbermof mguestsmism Xm f
i=1 im i
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mhistogram
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m m m m m
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SCENARIOm2-1
An minsurancemcompanymevaluatesmmanymnumericalmvariablesmaboutmamperson mbeforemdecidingmonmanm
appropriate mratemformautomobileminsurance.mAmrepresentative mfrommamlocalminsurancemagency mselected
ma mrandommsamplemofminsuredmdrivers mandmrecorded,mX, mthemnumbermofmclaims meachmmade min mthe mlast
m3 myears, mwith mthe mfollowingmresults.
m X fm
1 14
2 18
3 12
4 5
5 1
1. Referringmto mScenario m2-1,mhowmmany mdriversmaremrepresented min mthemsample?
a) 5
b) 15
c) 18
d) 50
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:mfrequency mdistribution
2. Referringmto mScenario m2-1,mhowmmany mtotalmclaimsmaremrepresented min mthemsample?
a) 15
b) 50
c) 111
d) 250
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mModerate
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mfrequency mdistribution
3. Amtypemofmverticalmbarmchartmin mwhich mthemcategoriesmaremplottedminmthemdescendingmrank mordermo
f mthemmagnitude mof mtheirmfrequenciesmismcalled ma
a) contingency mtable.
b) Pareto mchart.
c) stem-and-leaf mdisplay.
d) piemchart.
ANSWER:
b
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:mPareto mchartmSCE
NARIOm2-2
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Atmammeetingmofminformationmsystemsmofficersmformregionalmofficesmofmamnationalmcompany,mamsurvey m
wasmtaken mtomdeterminemthemnumbermofmemployeesmthemofficersmsupervisemin mthemoperation mofmtheirmde
partments,mwheremXmismthemnumbermof memployeesmoverseen mby meach minformation msystemsmofficer.
m X f_
1 7
2 5
3 11
4 8
5 9
4. Referringmto mScenario m2-2,mhowmmany mregionalmofficesmaremrepresented min mthemsurvey mresults?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 15
d) 40
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mfrequency mdistribution
5. Referringmto mScenario m2-
2,macrossmallmthemregionalmoffices,mhowmmany mtotalmemployeesmweremsupervisedmbymthose
msurveyed?
a) 15
b) 40
c) 127
d) 200
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mModerate
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mfrequency mdistribution
6. Themwidth mof meach mbarmin mamhistogram mcorrespondsmto mthe
a) differencesmbetween mthemboundariesmof mthemclass.
b) numbermof mobservationsmin meach mclass.
c) midpointmof meach mclass.
d) percentage mof mobservationsmin meach mclass.
ANSWER:
a
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mEasy
KEYWORDS:mhistogram
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SCENARIOm2-3
Every mspringmsemester,mthemSchoolmofmBusinessmcoordinatesmamluncheonmwith mlocalmbusinessmleaders
mformgraduatingmseniors, mtheirmfamilies, mandmfriends. mCorporate msponsorshipmpays mformthe mlunchesmofm
each mofmthemseniors,mbutmstudentsmmustmpurchasemticketsmto mcovermthemcostmofmlunchesmservedmto mgues
tsmthey mbringmwithmthem.mThemfollowingmhistogrammrepresentsmthemattendancematmthemseniormluncheon
,mwheremXmismthemnumbermofmguestsmeachmgraduatingmseniorminvitedmtomthemluncheon mand mfmismthemnu
mbermof mgraduatingmseniorsmin meach mcategory.
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Guests mpermStudent
7. Referringmto mthemhistogram mfrommScenario m2-
3,mhowmmany mgraduatingmseniorsmattended mthemluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
c
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mDifficult
EXPLANATION:mThemnumbermofmgraduatingmseniorsmismthemsummofmallmthemfrequencies,mf.mKEYWO
RDS:minterpretation,mhistogram
8. Referringmto mthemhistogram mfrommScenario m2-
3,mif mallmthemticketsmpurchased mweremused,mhowmmany mguestsmattended mthemluncheon?
a) 4
b) 152
c) 275
d) 388
ANSWER:
d
TYPE:mMCmDIFFICULTY:mDifficult
6m m
EXPLANATION:mThemtotalmnumbermof mguestsmism Xm f
i=1 im i
KEYWORDS:minterpretation,mhistogram
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