Chapter 2: Problem 33
Explain for what kind of frequency distribution an ogive is drawn. Can you think of any use for an ogive? Explain.
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Chapter 2: Problem 33
Explain for what kind of frequency distribution an ogive is drawn. Can you think of any use for an ogive? Explain.
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Thirty adults were asked which of the following conveniences they would find most difficult to do without: television ( \(\mathrm{T}\) ), refrigerator (R), air conditioning (A), public transportation (P), or microwave (M). Their responses are listed below. \(\begin{array}{llllllllll}\mathrm{R} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{T} & \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{M} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{A} \\ \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{T} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{T} & \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{A} \\ \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{T} & \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{R} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{P} & \mathrm{R}\end{array}\) a. Prepare a frequency distribution table. b. Calculate the relative frequencies and percentages for all categories. c. What percentage of these adults named refrigerator or air conditioning as the convenience that they would find most difficult to do without? d. Draw a bar graph for the relative frequency distribution.
A July 2011 ESPN SportsNation poll asked, "Which is the best Fourth of July weekend sports tradition?" (http://espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=frontpage\&pollid=116290). The choices were Major League baseball game (B), Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest (H), Breakfast at Wimbledon (W), or NASCAR race at Daytona (N). The following data represent the responses of a random sample of 45 persons who were asked the same question. \(\begin{array}{lllllllll}\text { H } & \text { H } & \text { B } & \text { W } & \text { N } & \text { B } & \text { H } & \text { N } & \text { W } \\\ \text { N } & \text { H } & \text { B } & \text { W } & \text { H } & \text { N } & \text { N } & \text { H } & \text { H } \\ \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { W } & \text { H } & \text { H } & \text { B } & \text { W } & \text { H } & \text { B } \\ \text { H } & \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { H } & \text { B } & \text { H } & \text { B } & \text { N } & \text { H } \\ \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { H } & \text { H } & \text { H } & \text { B } & \text { H } & \text { H } & \text { N }\end{array}\) a. Prepare a frequency distribution table. b. Calculate the relative frequencies and percentages for all categories. c. What percentage of the respondents mentioned Major League baseball game or Breakfast at Wimbledon? d. Draw a bar graph for the frequency distribution.
Consider the following stem-and-leaf display. $$ \begin{array}{l|lllllll} 4 & 3 & 6 & & & & & & \\ 5 & 0 & 1 & 4 & 5 & & & & \\ 6 & 3 & 4 & 6 & 7 & 7 & 7 & 8 & 9 \\ 7 & 2 & 2 & 3 & 5 & 6 & 6 & 9 & \\ 8 & 0 & 7 & 8 & 9 & & & & \end{array} $$ Write the data set that is represented by this display.
What is a stacked dotplot, and how is it used? Explain.
Briefly explain the concept of cumulative frequency distribution. How are the cumulative relative frequencies and cumulative percentages calculated?
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