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    Notes 1.1a Analyzing Categorical Data pp.

    24, 7-11
    Whats the difference between categorical and quantitative variables?

    Do we ever use numbers to describe the values of a categorical variable?

    Do we ever group quantitative variable into categories or classes?

    What is a distribution?

    Example: US Census Data


    Here is information about 10 randomly selected US residents from the 2000 census.
    State
    Kentucky
    Florida
    Wisconsin
    California
    Michigan
    Virginia
    Pennsylvania
    Virginia
    California
    NewYork

    NumberofFamily
    Members
    2
    6
    2
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    1
    4

    Age

    Gender

    61
    27
    27
    33
    49
    26
    44
    22
    30
    34

    Female
    Female
    Male
    Female
    Female
    Female
    Male
    Male
    Male
    Female

    Marital
    Status
    Married
    Married
    Married
    Married
    Married
    Married
    Married
    Nevermarried/single
    Nevermarried/single
    Separated

    Total
    Income
    21000
    21300
    30000
    26000
    15100
    25000
    43000
    3000
    40000
    30000

    (a) Who are the individuals in this data set?

    (b) What variables are measured? Identify each as categorical or quantitative.

    (c) Describe the individual in the first row.

    Traveltime
    towork
    20
    20
    5
    10
    25
    15
    10
    0
    15
    40

    The radio audience rating service Arbitron places U.S radio stations into categories that describe the
    kinds of programs they broadcast. Here are two different tables showing the distribution of station
    formats in a recent year:

    What is the difference between a data table, a frequency table, and a relative frequency table?

    When is it better to use relative frequency?

    What is the most important thing to remember when making pie charts and bar graphs?

    Why do statisticians prefer bar graphs?

    When is it inappropriate to use a pie chart?

    What are some common ways to make a misleading graph?

    What is wrong with the following graphs?

    Make a graph of the data collected from the death penalty question on your class survey. We will
    separate our data by gender.
    Pie Chart: Are you opposed to the death penalty?

    Males
    Yes
    #

    No

    Und

    Yes
    #

    No

    Females
    Und

    With your group, decide how you should make a bar chart of the data above, then
    create your chart below. Be sure to LABEL YOUR AXIS!
    Bar Chart:

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