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Answer of Assignment of Displaying & Exploring Data

1. A dot plot shows the general shape of a distribution and relationship between two variables. 2. The table provided is called a frequency distribution. It reports the number of TV sets sold per day at an appliance store over some number of days. 3. To draw a box plot, four values are required: minimum, first quartile, third quartile, and maximum. The box plot can summarize a data set.

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Answer of Assignment of Displaying & Exploring Data

1. A dot plot shows the general shape of a distribution and relationship between two variables. 2. The table provided is called a frequency distribution. It reports the number of TV sets sold per day at an appliance store over some number of days. 3. To draw a box plot, four values are required: minimum, first quartile, third quartile, and maximum. The box plot can summarize a data set.

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DISPLAYING AND EXPLORING DATA

1
A dot plot shows the
A)General shape of a distribution

B)Mean, median, and mode

C)Relationship between two variables

Interquartile range.
D)

2
The following table reports the number of TV sets sold per day at the Appliance SuperStore.

What is the table called?


A)Frequency distribution

B)A frequency polygon

C)A pie chart

A stem-and-leaf chart.
D)

3
The following table reports the number of TV sets sold per day at the Appliance SuperStore.

How many days were studied?


A)11

B)30
C)50

None of the above


D)

4
The following table reports the number of TV sets sold per day at the Appliance SuperStore.

What was the smallest and largest number of sets sold per day?
A)1, 8

B)10, 80

C)11, 88

None of the above


D)

5
The test scores for a class of 101 students are computed. What is the location of the test
score associated with the third quartile?
A)75%

31
B)

C)50.0 L75 = (101+1) 75/100 = 76.5

76.5
D)

6
The test scores for a class of 50 students are computed. What is the location of the test score
associated with the second decile?
A)20%

B)31
L20 = (50+1) 20/100 = 10.2
C)10.2

20.5
D)
7
To draw a box plot that summarizes a data set,
A)Two values are required: 1st quartile, 3rd quartile,

B)Three values are required: minimum, median, and maximum

C)Four values are required: minimum, 1st quartile, 3rd quartile, and maximum

Five values are required: minimum, 1st quartile, median, 3rd quartile, and maximum
D)

8
The inter quartile range of a set of observations is
A)The difference between the minimum and maximum values

B)The standard deviation.

C)The difference between the 1st and 3rd quartiles.

Appropriate only for symmetric distributions.


D)

9
For any symmetric distribution, the
A)Mean, median, and mode are equal.

B)Mean is the largest measure of location.

C)Median is the largest measure of location.

Standard deviation is the largest value.


D)

10
A coefficient of skewness of -2.73 was computed for a set of data. We conclude that
A)The mean is larger than the median.

B)The median is larger than the mean.

C)The standard deviation is a negative number.

Something is wrong because the coefficient of skewness cannot be less than -1.00.
D)
11
The purpose of a contingency table is to summarize two
A)Continuous, ratio variables

B)Discrete, ratio variables

C)Discrete, nominal or ordinal variables.

Discrete, continuous variables.


D)

12
A scatter diagram:
A)Is a graphic tool designed to portray the relationship between two variables.

B)Uses interval or ratio scale data.

C)Does not allow negative values.

Both A and B are correct.


D)

13
Contingency tables and scatter diagrams describe
A)Univariate data

B)Qualitative data

C)Bivariate data

Frequency data
D)
14 The following stem-and-leaf chart from the Minitab software shows the number of units
produced per day in a factory.

a. How many days were studied?


b. How many observations are in the first class?
c. What are the minimum value and the maximum value?
d. List the actual values in the fourth row.
e. List the actual values in the second row.
f. How many values are less than 70?
g. How many values are 80 or more?
h. What is the median?
i. How many values are between 60 and 89, inclusive?
15 The Thomas Supply Company Inc. is a distributor of gas-powered generators. As with any
business, the length of time customers take to pay their invoices is important. Listed below,
arranged from smallest to largest, is the time, in days, for a sample of The Thomas Supply
Company Inc. invoices.

a. Determine the first and third quartiles.


b. Determine the second decile and the eighth decile.
c. Determine the 67th percentile.
16 The box plot below shows the amount spent for books and supplies per year by students at
four-year public colleges.

a. Estimate the median amount spent.


b. Estimate the first and third quartiles for the amount spent.
c. Estimate the interquartile range for the amount spent.
d. Beyond what point is a value considered an outlier?
e. Identify any outliers and estimate their value.
f. Is the distribution symmetrical or positively or negatively skewed?

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