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Creating Graphs in Statistics MCQ

When making pareto charts, data should be arranged ________________________ according to frequency.

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Correct Answer: From smallest to largest

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In which frequency ogive is representation of a ___ distribution

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Correct Answer: Cumulative frequency distribution

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A ____ frequency distribution that shows frequencies for class intervals along with the cumulative frequency at each.

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Correct Answer: Cumulative frequency distribution

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In which frequency graphical representation of a frequency distribution that uses a continuous line to show the number of values that fall within a class interval?

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Correct Answer: Polygon

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The central point in a class interval.

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Correct Answer: Mid point

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A graphical representation of a frequency distribution that uses bars of different heights to show the number of values that fall within each class interval is called

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Correct Answer: Histogram

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A ____ range of values, used in the creation of a frequency distribution is class interval

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Correct Answer: Fixed

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Which method is for illustrating how often scores occur in groups?

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Correct Answer: Frequency distribution

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A graphical representation of a frequency distribution in which vertical bars centered above scores on the x-axis that touch each other is called a ______.

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Correct Answer: Histogram

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If I collected data on the frequency of various ethnicities represented at a university, what type of graph should I use to organize the data?

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Correct Answer: Bar graph

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If I collected data on the number of children per family in a particular neighborhood, what type of graph should I use to organize the data?

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Correct Answer: Histogram

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A good rule of thumb when creating an illustration is:

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Correct Answer: Make sure your graph communicates only one idea.

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A graphical representation of a frequency distribution in which vertical bars are centered above each category along the x-axis and separated from each other by a space is called a ______.

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Correct Answer: Bar graph

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A table in which all of the scores are listed along with the frequency with which each occurs is a ______.

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Correct Answer: Frequency distribution

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What do you need to calculate first before calculating skewness?

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Correct Answer: Mean and median

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Which of the following can be used to measure the shape of a distribution?

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Correct Answer: Kurtosis

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Another word for “lopsidedness” of a distribution is:

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Correct Answer: Skewness

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A ______ represents organizing data using a table, and a ______ represents organizing data using a figure.

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Correct Answer: Frequency distribution; histogram

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If I collected data on the frequency of various weights for people in a weight loss program, what type of graph should I use to organize the data?

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Correct Answer: Frequency polygon

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If you have a distribution of 50 scores and you want 5 intervals, what should be the size of the class interval?

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Correct Answer: 10

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A line graph of the frequencies of individual scores is called a ______.

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Correct Answer: Frequency polygon

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A distribution of test scores in your class that showed a very high number of students scored high, but a few students scored fairly low, would be ______.

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Correct Answer: Negatively skewed

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