CHAPTER 2: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
PRESENTATIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.The minimum number of variables represented in a bar chart is
a.1b.2c.3d.4ANS: A
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2.The minimum number of variables represented in a histogram is
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3.Which of the following graphical methods is most appropriate for categorical data?
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4.In a stem-and-leaf display,
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5.A graphical method that can be used to show both the rank order and shape of a data set simultane-ously is a
a.relative frequency distributionb.pie chartc.stem-and-leaf displayd.pivot tableANS: C
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6.The proper way to construct a stem-and-leaf display for the data set {62, 67, 68, 73, 73, 79, 91, 94, 95, 97} is to
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7.Data that provide labels or names for groupings of like items are known as
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8.A researcher is gathering data from four geographical areas designated: South 1; North 2; East 3; West 4. The designated geographical regions represent
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9.Data that indicate how much or how many are know as
a.categorical datab.quantitative datac.label datad.category dataANS: B
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10.The ages of employees at a company represent
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11.A frequency distribution is
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