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A table that displays the distribution of one variable is univariate frequency table

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Correct Answer: True

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A graph displaying changes in a variable at different points in time is time series chart

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Correct Answer: True

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___ variable whose categories are the rows of a bivariate table

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Correct Answer: Row

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____ is number obtained by dividing the number of actual occurrences in a given time period by the number of possible occurrences.

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Correct Answer: Rate

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A relative frequency obtained by dividing the frequency in each category by the total number of cases is called proportion

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Correct Answer: True

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___ chart is a graph showing the differences in frequencies or percentages among categories of a nominal or an ordinal variable.

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Correct Answer: Pie

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A table showing the percentage of observations falling into each category of the variable is percentage distribution

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Correct Answer: True

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Percentage is a relative frequency obtained by dividing the frequency in each category by the total number of cases and multiplying by 100.

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Correct Answer: True

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The row and column totals in a bivariate table is called

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Correct Answer: Marginals

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____ chart is a graph showing the differences in frequencies or percentages among categories of an interval-ratio variable.

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Correct Answer: Line

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A graph showing the differences in frequencies or percentages among categories of an interval-ratio variable is called histogram

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Correct Answer: True

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Frequency distribution is a table reporting the number of observations falling into each category of the variable.

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Correct Answer: True

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Cumulative percentage distribution showing the percentage at or below each category (class interval or score) of the variable.

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Correct Answer: True

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Cumulative frequency distribution showing the frequency at or below each category (class interval or score) of the variable.

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Correct Answer: True

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Cross tabulation is a technique for analyzing the relationship between two variables that have been organized in a table.

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Correct Answer: True

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Column variable is whose categories are the columns of a bivariate table.

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Correct Answer: True

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The intersection of a row and a column in a bivariate table is called

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Correct Answer: Cell

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Bivariate table that displays the distribution of one variable across the categories of another variable.

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Correct Answer: True

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A statistical method designed to detect and describe the relationship between two variables is bivariate analysis

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Correct Answer: True

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___ graph showing the differences in frequencies or percentages among categories of a nominal or an ordinal variable

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Correct Answer: Bar

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Which graphic is LEAST suitable for making comparisons among groups?

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Correct Answer: Pie chart

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In a time series chart, which variable of interest is usually placed along the horizontal axis?

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Correct Answer: Time

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A histogram is used to show ______.

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Correct Answer: The differences in frequencies or percentages among categories of an interval–ratio or ordinal variable

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It would be most appropriate to graph a nominal variable using a ______.

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Correct Answer: Bar graph

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A pie chart would be LEAST appropriate for graphically displaying which type of variable?

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Correct Answer: An ungrouped interval/ratio variable

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Changes in a variable at different points in time are graphically displayed using a ______.

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Correct Answer: Time-series chart

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Why is it useful to provide graphic presentations of data?

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Correct Answer: Information presented graphically can make the information more accessible.

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A hypothetical sample contains information on 100 persons. Exactly 75 of these persons are White, while the remaining 25 are non-White. What proportion of the sample is non-White?

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Correct Answer: 0.25

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Theoretically, a frequency can range from ______.

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Correct Answer: 0 to infinity

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The first step in the statistical analysis of data involves ______.

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Correct Answer: Constructing a frequency distribution

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A proportion is calculated as the ______.

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Correct Answer: Frequency of observations, F, for a single category for a variable of interest divided by the total number of observations, N

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A distribution showing the percentage at or below each category for a variable of interest is referred to as a ______ distribution.

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Correct Answer: Cumulative percentage

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A distribution for a social class variable utilizes the following categories: lower class, working class, middle class, and upper class. What is the level of measurement for this variable?

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Correct Answer: Ordinal

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In constructing a rate you ______.

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Correct Answer: Divide the number of actual occurrences in a given time period by the number of possible occurrences

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A hypothetical sample contains information on 100 persons. Exactly 75 of these persons are White, while the remaining 25 are non-White. What proportion of the sample is White?

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Correct Answer: 0.75

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