Ch 1.1 Displaying and Describing Categorical Data

Question 1

Which of the following best displays how a whole group is partitioned into smaller groups?

Accepted Answer

Pie Chart

Question 2

The ______________ of a variable describes the values it takes and how often it takes them.

Accepted Answer

distribution

Question 3

SPCA collects data about the dogs they house. Which is categorical?

Accepted Answer

Breed

Question 4

Given that a viewer did not watch the Super Bowl, what % were male?

Accepted Answer

45.2%

Question 5

School administrators collect data on the students attending school. Which is quantitative?

Accepted Answer

Grade Point Average

Question 6

What are data?

Accepted Answer

Numbers or labels together with context

Question 7

What is the marginal distribution of those who watched the commercials only?

Accepted Answer

23.5%

Question 8

Which of the following displays percentages rather than counts?

Accepted Answer

Relative Frequency Table

Question 9

We collect data from the Tour de France. Which variable is quantitative?

Accepted Answer

Average Speed

Question 10

Which of the following is best for displaying a conditional distribution from a two-way table?

Accepted Answer

side-by-side bar graph

Question 11

The table shows TV Viewers during the Super Bowl. What % of Super Bowl viewers were male?

Accepted Answer

58.2%

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