Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: Why shouldn’t classes overlap when summarizing continuous data in a frequency or

Why shouldn’t classes overlap when summarizing continuous data in a frequency or relative frequency distribution?

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Q: Is there such a thing as the correct choice for a class

Is there such a thing as the correct choice for a class width? Is there such a thing as a poor choice for a class width? Explain your reasoning.

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Q: Describe the situations in which it is preferable to use relative frequencies

Describe the situations in which it is preferable to use relative frequencies over frequencies when summarizing quantitative data.

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Q: Choose any data set that has at least 50 observations of a

Choose any data set that has at least 50 observations of a quantitative variable. In StatCrunch, open the “Histogram with Sliders” applet. Adjust the bin width and starting point of the histogram. Can...

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Q: Sketch four histograms—one skewed right, one skewed left,

Sketch four histograms—one skewed right, one skewed left, one bell-shaped, and one uniform. Label each histogram according to its shape. What makes a histogram skewed left? Skewed right? Symmetric?

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Q: What type of variable is required when drawing a time-series

What type of variable is required when drawing a time-series plot? Why do we draw time-series plots?

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Q: In a national survey of 1300 high school students (grades 9

In a national survey of 1300 high school students (grades 9 to 12), 32% of respondents reported that someone had bullied them at school. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics

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Q: Eye color

Eye color

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Q: The categories by which data are grouped are called ______.

The categories by which data are grouped are called ______.

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Q: The____ class limit is the smallest value within the class and

The____ class limit is the smallest value within the class and the____ class limit is the largest value within the class.

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