Section 2.1 Reading Assignment
- Due Sep 9, 2020 by 11am
- Points 18
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
- File Types jpg, doc, txt, pdf, odf, and rtf
Go to Connect Math and press on the tab for the the eBook. Find section 2.1 and answer the following questions while reading the section. You can either hit submit to open a text box to answer the questions in, or you can answer the questions in a separate file and then upload your file. (The acceptable files for upload for this assignment must end with one of the following: jpg, doc, txt, pdf, odf, rtf)
- Fill in the blanks below to define the following terms.
- The frequency of a category is_____________________________________.
- A frequency distribution is_________________________________________.
- Here is the data from a Solano College class. Each student was asked his or her eye color. Br = Brown, Bl = Blue, Gr = Green, and Ha = Hazel.
Bl, Br, Br, Br, Bl, Gr, Br, Br, Br, Ha, Gr, Bl, Bl, Br, Bl, Gr, Br, Br, Br, Br
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- Construct a Frequency Distribution for this data.
- Construct a Relative Frequency Distribution for this data.
3. Fill in the blanks below.
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- A bar graph is a graphical representation of a ____________________.
- The heights of the bars in a bar graph represent the ______________________ or _______________________ of the categories.
- Except for in side-by-side bar graphs, the bars in a bar graph (should/shouldn't) touch. (Give the correct answer of "should" or "shouldn't".)
- When constructing a bar graph, horizontal bars are more convenient when ___________________________________________.
4. Fill in the blanks below.
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- A bar graph in which categories are presented in order of frequency or relative frequency, with the largest frequency or relative frequency on the left and the smallest on the right is called a ____________________.
- Pareto charts are useful when ____________________.
- Construct a pareto chart for the eye color data in #2 above.
5. Fill in the blank:
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- A ___________________ is an alternative to a bar chart for displaying relative frequency information.
- Construct a pie chart for the eye color data in #2 above.
Once you have completed and submitted this assignment, please do Homework 2.1 in MyLab.