Chapter 2: Q.2.70 (page 69)
Use cutpoint grouping with a first-class midpoint of and a class width of .

Short Answer
a). The frequency distribution,

b). Relative frequency distribution,

c). The frequency histogram,

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Chapter 2: Q.2.70 (page 69)
Use cutpoint grouping with a first-class midpoint of and a class width of .

a). The frequency distribution,

b). Relative frequency distribution,

c). The frequency histogram,

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Recording Industry Statistics. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reports annual statistics on shipments and revenues. For the year 2012, RIAA reported the following data on physical shipments. [SOURCE: Year.End industry Shipment and Revenue Statistics. Published by RIAA, (c) 2012.]

Identify the type of data provided by the information in each of the following columns of the table:
a. first b. second c. third
Age of Passenger Cars. According to R. L. Polk & Co., the average age of passenger cars in the United States was years in . A sample of passenger cars taken this year provided the ages, in years, displayed in the following table. Construct a dotplot for the ages.
Residential Energy Consumption. Refer to the energy consumption data given in Exercise 2.84.
a. Construct a table similar to table for the data, based on the classes specified in Exercise 2.84. Interpret your results.
b. Construct an ogive for the data.
Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of stem-and leaf diagrams versus frequency histograms.
Residential Energy Consumption. Construct a relative frequency polygon for the energy-consumption data given in Exercise Use the classes specified in that exercise.
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