Categorical Data Displays

Question 1

Here are the data on how 10 randomly selected middle-school students travel to school.bus, bus, bike, car, walk, bus, car, bus, bus, walkWhich frequency table correctly displays the data?

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[Image: A 2-column table with 4 rows. Column 1 is labeled ...]

Question 2

An exit poll shows how certain parties voted on Proposition #1. Explain how the given graph is deceptive.

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Pie charts are used to compare , not . This misleads the viewer to think half the people in all three parties voted Yes on Issue #1, when half of Republicans and Independents actually voted Yes on Iss: parts of a whole; Pie charts are used to compare , not . This misleads the viewer to think half the people in all three parties voted Yes on Issue #1, when half of Republicans and Independents actually voted Yes on Iss: the difference between groups; Pie charts are used to compare , not . This misleads the viewer to think half the people in all three parties voted Yes on Issue #1, when half of Republicans and Independents actually voted Yes on Iss: less than; Pie charts are used to compare , not . This misleads the viewer to think half the people in all three parties voted Yes on Issue #1, when half of Republicans and Independents actually voted Yes on Iss: more than

Question 3

Complete the statements based on the information.

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✔ pie chart; A is not an appropriate display of the data because these data .: pie chart; A is not an appropriate display of the data because these data .: are not part of the same whole

Question 4

are all part of the same whole✔ are not part of the same wholeare the sum of the parts

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✔ are not part of the same whole

Question 5

Which statements describe the data in the bar graph? Check all that apply.

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People prefer pop music to any other type of music.; The least favorite genre of music is blues.; Four times as many people prefer pop music to blues.

Question 6

The pie chart shows the favorite type of book of the more than 50,000 high school students. About what percent of favorite type of book is drama? About what percent is mystery?

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✔ 50%; About % of high school students chose dramas as their favorite type of book.: 50%; About % of high school student chose mysteries as their favorite type of book.: 25%

Question 7

✔ 25%50% 75%

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✔ 25%

Question 8

Explain how the given graph is deceptive.

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✔ Pine Nut; By not starting the horizontal axis at 0, the bar appears to be about one-fourth the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be about one-half the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be le: Pine Nut; By not starting the horizontal axis at 0, the bar appears to be about one-fourth the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be about one-half the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be le: Walnut; By not starting the horizontal axis at 0, the bar appears to be about one-fourth the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be about one-half the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be le: Almond; By not starting the horizontal axis at 0, the bar appears to be about one-fourth the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be about one-half the height of the Pecan bar. The bar appears to be le: underestimate

Question 9

Pine Nut✔ WalnutAlmondPecan

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✔ Walnut

Question 10

Pine NutWalnut✔ AlmondPecan

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✔ Almond

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