AnswersMathematics for College Liberal Arts Sem 1 1207350 BCPS 2025-26Categorical Data Displays

Categorical Data Displays Answers

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People of different ages were asked the question "Do you listen to audiobooks?” The bar chart displays the percentage of "yes” responses in each age group.

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More 18- to 25-year-olds listen to audiobooks than 26- to 35-year-olds.
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Fewer 18- to 25-year-olds listen to audiobooks than 13- to 17-year-olds.
C
More 36- to 45-year-olds listen to audiobooks than 26- to 35-year-olds.
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Fewer 36- to 45-year-olds listen to audiobooks than 26- to 35-year-olds.
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A survey asked 25 students about their favorite sport. A frequency table of their responses is below.Which of the following is the correct relative frequency table for the students’ favorite sport?

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Basketball, 0.16; football, 0.32; lacrosse, 0.12; soccer, 0.28; volleyball, 0.12.
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Basketball, 0.16; football, 0.28; lacrosse, 0.12; soccer, 0.32; volleyball, 0.12.
Option B
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Basketball, 0.04; football, 0.07; lacrosse, 0.03; soccer, 0.08; volleyball, 0.03.
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Basketball, 4; football, 7; lacrosse, 3; soccer, 8; volleyball, 3.
Option D
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The pie chart below indicates the eye colors of students in a statistics class.

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More students have hazel eyes than blue.
B
Most of the students in the class have brown eyes.
C
More students in the class have blue eyes than hazel.
D
The fewest number of students have gray eyes.
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The pie chart below indicates the eye colors of students in a statistics class.

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10%
B
15%
C
20%
D
35%
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The picture graph below displays the number of miles for each leg of a triathlon, in which the participants swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles.

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No, because the pictures accurately represent the number of miles for each leg of the triathlon.
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No, because the height of each column corresponds to the number of miles for each leg of the triathlon.
C
Yes, because the pictures do not accurately represent the proportions of the distances for each leg of the triathlon.
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Yes, because the height of each column does not represent the number of miles for each leg of the triathlon.
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A survey asked 25 students about their favorite sport. A frequency table of the responses is listed below.Which of the following is the correct bar graph for the students’ favorite sport?

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A bar graph titled Favorite Sports has favorite sport on the x-axis and frequency on the y-axis. Basketball, 4; football, 3; lacrosse, 8; soccer, 4; volleyball, 3.
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A bar graph titled Favorite Sports has favorite sport on the x-axis and frequency on the y-axis. Basketball, 5; football, 3; lacrosse, 4; soccer, 3; volleyball, 8.
Option B
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A bar graph titled Favorite Sports has favorite sport on the x-axis and frequency on the y-axis. Basketball, 3; football, 8; lacrosse, 4; soccer, 7; volleyball, 3.
Option C
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A bar graph titled Favorite Sports has favorite sport on the x-axis and frequency on the y-axis. Basketball, 4; football, 7; lacrosse, 3; soccer, 8; volleyball, 3.
Option D
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People of different ages were asked the question "Do you listen to audiobooks?” The bar chart displays the percentage of "yes” responses in each age group.

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No, because the proportions are not parts of a whole.
B
No, because the data categories are too broad.
C
Yes, because the data are grouped into categories.
D
Yes, because the data can be represented by a relative frequency compared to the whole.
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The bars in this graph represent the favorite sport listed by teenagers in a random sample.

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Yes, because the scale does not start at 0.
B
Yes, because the bars are not the same height.
C
No, because the bars are all the same width.
D
No, because the scale starts at 0.

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