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

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 3

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 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

25% ✔ 50%75%

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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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