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12) A pie chart shows the relative frequency in each class.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that and $1,420. These figures
best completes the statement or answers the question. are referred to as
16) Monthly commissions of first-year insurance brokers
are $1,270, $1,310, $1,680, $1,380, $1,410, $1,570, $1,180,
D) a frequency
A) a histogram. polygon.
B) raw data.
C) a frequency distribution.
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monthly incomes of $1,950, $1,775, $2,060, $1,840, $1,795,
$1,890, $1,925, and $1,810. What are these ungrouped
numbers called?
C) Class
A) Histograms frequencies
B) Class limits D) Raw data
variable values.
A) Upper and lower class limits must be calculated. D) The "5 to the
k rule" can be applied.
B) A pie chart can be used to summarize the data.
C) The number of classes is equal to the number of
20) When data are collected using a qualitative, nominal table that summarizes the
variable (e.g., male or female), what is true about a frequency data?
of a variable's values.
A) The upper and lower class limits must be D) The "2 to the
calculated. k rule" can be applied.
B) Class midpoints can be computed.
C) The number of classes corresponds to the number
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21) A student was interested in the cigarette-smoking following table.
habits of college students and collected data from an unbiased
random sample of students. The data are summarized in the
C) Scatterplot
A) Bar chart D) Frequency
B) Box plot polygon
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Females who smoke 25
Females who do not smoke 50 What type of chart best
represents the relative class
frequencies?
C) Scatterplot
A) Box plot D) Frequency
B) Pie chart polygon
C) observations
A) observations with values of 100 are excluded with values of 200 are
from the class. excluded from the class.
B) observations with values of 200 are included in D) the class
the class. interval is 99.
D) the class
A) the class width divided by the class interval. frequency divided by the
B) the class midpoint divided by the class frequency. number of observations.
C) the class frequency divided by the class interval.
C) class interval.
A) class width. D) percentage of
B) class midpoint. observations in the class.
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program. Interest was measured in terms of high, medium, or responded low interest.
low. In the study, 30 students responded high interest, 40 What is the relative
students responded medium interest, and 30 students frequency of students with
high interest?
C) 0.40
A) 0.30 D) 0.030
B) 0.50
28) A group of 100 students were surveyed about their best way to illustrate the
interest in a new Economics major. Interest was measured in relative frequency of
terms of high, medium, or low. In the study, 30 students student interest?
responded high interest, 50 students responded medium
interest, and 20 students responded low interest. What is the
D) Use a
A) Use a cumulative frequency polygon. frequency table.
B) Use a box plot.
C) Use a pie chart.
29) The monthly salaries of a sample of 100 employees into seven classes, what is
were rounded to the nearest $10. They ranged from a low of the most convenient class
$1,040 to a high of $1,720. If we want to condense the data interval?
C) $150
A) $50 D) $200
B) $100
30) A student was studying the political party preferences Republican. This question
of a university's student population. The survey instrument is flawed because
asked students to identify themselves as a Democrat or a
D) political
A) students generally don't know their political preference is a continuous
preferences. variable.
B) the categories are generally mutually exclusive.
C) the categories are not exhaustive.
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31) A student was studying the political party preferences The best way to illustrate
of a university's student population. The survey instrument the frequencies for each
asked students to identify their political preferences—for political preference is a
example, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or another party.
C) histogram.
A) bar chart. D) frequency
B) box plot. polygon.
C) histogram.
A) bar chart. D) frequency
B) pie chart. polygon.
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Heights 60" up to 65" up to 70" up to
65" 70" 75" A) 64 and up to
Frequenc 10 70 20 70
y B) 65 and 69
C) 65 and up to
70
D) 69.5 and 74.5
C) array.
A) midpoint. D) frequency.
B) interval.
C) To make the
A) To avoid a large number of classes with very class frequencies smaller
small frequencies D) To avoid the
B) For the sake of variety in presenting the data need for midpoints
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What is it called?
C) A pie chart
A) A histogram D) A frequency
B) A cumulative frequency distribution polygon
Hourly $6 up to $9 up to $12 up to
Earning $9 $12 $15 The limits of the class
Frequency 16 42 10 with the smallest
frequency are
D) $12.00 and up
A) $6.00 and $9.00. to $15.00.
B) $12.00 and up to $14.00.
C) $11.75 and $14.25.
C) 0.20
A) 0.02 D) 0.24
B) 0.024
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Monthly Commissions Class Frequencies 1,800 up 9
$600 up to $800 3 to 2,000
800 up to 1,000 7 2,000 up 4
1,000 up to 1,200 11 to 2,200
1,200 up to 1,400 12
1,400 up to 1,600 40 To plot a cumulative
1,600 up to 1,800 24 frequency distribution, the
first coordinate would be
D) X = 600, Y =
A) X = 0, Y = 600. 0.
B) X = 500, Y = 3.
C) X = 3, Y = 600.
C) 29.5%
A) 25.5% D) 30.8%
B) 27.5%
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1,600 up to 1,800 24
1,800 up to 2,000 9 For the preceding
2,000 up to 2,200 4 distribution, what is the
midpoint of the class with
the greatest frequency?
C) 1,700
A) 1,400 D) The midpoint
B) 1,500 cannot be determined.
C) 3,500
A) 200 D) 400
B) 300
C) $4
A) $2 D) $5
B) $3
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45) Refer to the following wage breakdown for a garment
factory.
C) $11.50
A) $5.50 D) $14.50
B) $8.50
C) 13 and up to
A) 3.5 and 6.5 16
B) 4 and up to 7 D) 12.5 and 15.5
Ages Frequency
40 up to 50 10 For this distribution of
50 up to 60 28 ages, what is the relative
60 up to 70 12 class frequency for the
lowest class?
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C) 0.20
A) 0.50 D) 0.10
B) 0.18
Ages Frequency 60 up to 12
40 up to 50 10 70
50 up to 60 28
What is the class interval?
C) 10.5
A) 9 D) 11
B) 10
Ages Frequency
40 up to 50 10 What is the class midpoint
50 up to 60 28 of the highest class?
60 up to 70 12
C) 64
A) 54 D) 65
B) 55
C) 2.5"
A) 1" D) 3"
B) 2"
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51) Refer to the following information from a frequency What are the class limits
distribution for heights of college women recorded to the for the lowest class?
nearest inch: the first two class midpoints are 69.5" and 72.5".
C) 69 and 72
A) 68 and up to 71 D) 69 and 70
B) 69 and up to 71
52) Refer to the following information from a frequency What are the class limits
distribution for heights of college women recorded to the for the lowest class?
nearest inch: the first two class midpoints are 62.5" and 65.5".
C) 62 and 65
A) 61 and up to 64 D) 62 and 63
B) 62 and up to 64
53) Refer to the following information from a frequency What are the class limits
distribution for heights of college women recorded to the for the third class?
nearest inch: the first two class midpoints are 68.5" and 71.5".
C) 73 and up to
A) 70 and up to 73 76
B) 73 and 75 D) 72 and 74
54) Refer to the following information from a frequency What are the class limits
distribution for heights of college women recorded to the for the third class?
nearest inch: the first two class midpoints are 62.5" and 65.5".
C) 67 and up to
A) 64 and up to 67 70
B) 67 and 69 D) 66 and 68
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Cost of Textbooks Frequency 65 up to 1
$25 up to $35 15 75 7
35 up to 45 10
45 up to 55 13 What is the relative class
55 up to 65 5 frequency for the $25 up to
$35 class?
C) 0.26
A) 0.23 D) 0.31
B) 0.25
C) 0.05
A) 0.02 D) 0.10
B) 0.04
C) 68.00
A) 67.00 D) 68.50
B) 67.50
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58) Refer to the following distribution.
C) 50
A) 49 D) 50.5
B) 49.5
C) 65 up to 75
A) 65 up to 74 D) 65 up to 74.5
B) 64 up to 74
C) 55 up to 65
A) 55 up to 64 D) 55 up to 64.5
B) 54 up to 64
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61) Refer to the following frequency distribution of days
absent during a calendar year by employees of a
manufacturing company.
C) 14
A) 25 D) 42
B) 29
C) 14
A) 31 D) 2
B) 29
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Days Absent Number of Employees
0 up to 3 32 How many employees
3 up to 6 37 were absent fewer than six
6 up to 9 6 days?
9 up to 12 59
12 up to 15 13
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C) 69
A) 32 D) 52
B) 37
C) 91
A) 60 D) 46
B) 31
C) 118
A) 73 D) 39
B) 49
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Days Absent Number of Employees 12 up 2
0 up to 3 60 to 15
3 up to 6 31
6 up to 9 14 How many employees
9 up to 12 6 were absent six or more
days?
C) 22
A) 8 D) 31
B) 4
C) 15
A) 31 D) 20
B) 58
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How many employees were absent for 6 up to 12 days?
C) 12
A) 20 D) 17
B) 8
Response Frequency
Not satisfied 20 What is the class interval
Satisfied 40 for this frequency table?
Highly satisfied 60
C) 40
A) 10 D) None apply
B) 20
Response Frequency
Not satisfied 20 What is the class with the
Satisfied 40 greatest frequency?
Highly satisfied 60
C) Highly
A) Not satisfied satisfied
B) Satisfied D) None apply
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Response Frequency
Not satisfied 60 What percentage of the
Satisfied 40 responses indicated that
Highly satisfied 90 customers were satisfied?
C) 47%
A) 40% D) 100%
B) 21%
Response Frequency
Not satisfied 20 What percentage of the
Satisfied 40 responses indicated that
Highly satisfied 60 customers were satisfied?
C) 50%
A) 40% D) 100%
B) 33%
Response Frequency
Not satisfied 20 What type of chart should
Satisfied 40 be used to describe the
Highly satisfied 60 frequency table?
C) A histogram
A) A pie chart D) A frequency
B) A bar chart polygon
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74) Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a
survey of room service in a hotel.
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Response Frequency
Not satisfied 20 What type of chart should
Satisfied 40 be used to show relative
Highly satisfied 60 class frequencies?
C) A histogram
A) A pie chart D) A frequency
B) A bar chart polygon
Response Frequency
Very concerned 140 What is the class interval
Somewhat concerned 40 for the preceding
No concern 20 frequency table?
C) 40
A) 10 D) None apply
B) 20
Response Frequency
Very concerned 140 What is the class with the
Somewhat concerned 40 greatest frequency?
No concern 20
C) No concern
A) Very concerned D) None apply
B) Somewhat concerned
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77) Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a connected to the Internet?"
survey of "Are you concerned about being tracked while
Response Frequency
Very concerned 120 What percentage of the
Somewhat concerned 50 responses indicated that
No concern 60 users were somewhat
concerned?
C) 22%
A) 50% D) 100%
B) 60%
Response Frequency
Very concerned 140 What percentage of the
Somewhat concerned 40 responses indicated that
No concern 20 users were somewhat
concerned?
C) 20%
A) 40% D) 100%
B) 70%
Response Frequency
Very concerned 140 What type of chart should
Somewhat concerned 40 be used to describe the
No concern 20 frequency table?
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C) A histogram
A) A pie chart D) A frequency
B) A bar chart polygon
Response Frequency
Very concerned 140 What type of chart should
Somewhat concerned 40 be used to show relative
No concern 20 class frequencies?
C) A histogram
A) A pie chart D) A frequency
B) A bar chart polygon
C) 40
A) 10 D) None apply
B) 20
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82) Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a
survey of "How confident are you that you saved enough to
retire?"
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Response Frequency Don't know 3
Very confident 63
Somewhat confident 135 What is the class with the
Not very confident 99 greatest frequency?
C) Not very
A) Very confident confident
B) Somewhat confident D) Don't know
Response Frequency
Very confident 84 What percentage of the
Somewhat confident 69 responses indicated that
Not very confident 15 users were very confident?
Don't know 132
C) 23%
A) 84% D) 40%
B) 28%
C) 45%
A) 63% D) 33%
B) 21%
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85) Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a retire?"
survey of "How confident are you that you saved enough to
C) A histogram
A) A pie chart D) A frequency
B) A bar chart polygon
C) A histogram
A) A pie chart D) A frequency
B) A bar chart polygon
C) frequencies
A) relative frequencies of a qualitative variable. of a nominal variable.
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88) A table summarizing a set of data showing the fraction
of the total number of items in several classes is a
D) cumulative
A) relative frequency table. frequency table.
B) frequency table.
C) normal frequency table.
class.
A) divide the midpoint of the class by the sample D) divide the
size. frequency of the class by
B) divide the frequency of the class by the midpoint. the sample size.
C) divide the sample size by the frequency of the
size).
A) (maximum value − minimum value)/(number of D) (maximum
classes). value)/(number of classes−
B) (maximum value− minimum value)/(sample sample size).
size).
C) (minimum value− maximum value)/(sample
D) Histograms
A) There is no difference. Histograms and bar charts are used to display
are interchangeable. categorical data, while bar
B) A histogram is used to display quantitative data charts are used to display
and a bar chart is used to display qualitative data. numerical data.
C) Histograms have distinct gaps between the bars
and bar charts have no gaps between the bars.
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92) Which of the following statements about histograms are true?
frequencies.
A) Histograms are used to display discrete numerical D) Histograms
data. are used to display
B) A histogram has gaps between the bars. qualitative, categorical
C) The heights of the bars represent class data.
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96) Taylor Simmons owns an online store that sells small sold in her shop. What type
appliance parts. She wishes to see the percentage of sales of display should she use
revenue earned less than a particular amount for various parts for each part type?
D) Frequency
A) Pie charts polygons
B) Histograms
C) Cumulative frequency polygons
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Answer Key
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20) C
21) B
22) A
23) B
24) C
25) D
26) D
27) A
28) C
29) B
30) C
31) A
32) B
33) D
34) C
35) D
36) A
37) B
38) D
39) C
40) D
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41) D
42) B
43) A
44) B
45) B
46) C
47) C
48) B
49) D
50) D
51) A
52) A
53) C
54) C
55) B
56) B
57) C
58) C
59) C
60) C
61) A
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62) A
63) C
64) C
65) C
66) C
67) A
68) A
69) D
70) C
71) B
72) B
73) B
74) A
75) D
76) A
77) C
78) C
79) B
80) A
81) D
82) B
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83) B
84) B
85) B
86) A
87) A
88) A
89) D
90) A
91) B
92) D
93) C
94) C
95) D
96) C
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