Question 1

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive
-The following graph shows the number of car accidents occurring in one city in each of the years 2001 through 2006. The number of accidents dropped in 2003 after a new speed limit was imposed. How is the bar graph misleading How would you redesign the graph to be less misleading

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Question 2

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-An ogive is a graph that represents cumulative frequencies or cumulative relative frequencies. The points labeled on the horizontal axis are the
A) Upper class limits
B) Lower class limits
C) Midpoints
D) Frequencies

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The points labeled on the horizontal axis of an ogive are the upper class limits. This is because an ogive represents cumulative frequencies or cumulative relative frequencies, so the upper class limits are used to show the total frequency up to a certain point.

Question 3

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists in a construction area. The results are listed below. Construct a frequency distribution, a relative frequency distribution, a cumulative frequency distribution, and a relative cumulative frequency distribution using six classes. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 44 & 38 & 41 & 50 & 36 & 36 & 43 & 42 & 49 & 48 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 35 & 40 & 37 & 41 & 43 & 50 & 45 & 45 & 39 & 38 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 50 & 41 & 47 & 36 & 35 & 40 & 42 & 43 & 48 & 33 \end{array}$

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Question 4

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive
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The volume of our sales has doubled!!!
A) The length of a side has doubled, but the area has been multiplied by 4 .
B) The length of a side has doubled, but the area has been multiplied by 8 .
C) The length of a side has doubled, but the area has been unchanged.
D) The graphic is not misleading.

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Question 5

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists on a rural road. The results are listed below. Construct a frequency ogive using six classes. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
44 & 38 & 41 & 50 & 36 & 36 & 43 & 42 & 49 & 48 \
35 & 40 & 37 & 41 & 43 & 50 & 45 & 45 & 39 & 38 \
50 & 41 & 47 & 36 & 35 & 40 & 42 & 43 & 48 & 33
\end{array}$$

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Question 6

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The heights (in inches) of 30 lawyers are listed below. Construct a frequency ogive using five classes. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 70 & 72 & 71 & 70 & 69 & 73 & 69 & 68 & 70 & 71 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 67 & 71 & 70 & 74 & 69 & 68 & 71 & 71 & 71 & 72 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 69 & 71 & 68 & 67 & 73 & 74 & 70 & 71 & 69 & 68 \end{array}$

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Question 7

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The heights (in inches) of 30 lawyers are listed below. Construct a relative frequency ogive using five classes. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 70 & 72 & 71 & 70 & 69 & 73 & 69 & 68 & 70 & 71 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 67 & 71 & 70 & 74 & 69 & 68 & 71 & 71 & 71 & 72 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 69 & 71 & 68 & 67 & 73 & 74 & 70 & 71 & 69 & 68 \end{array}$

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Question 8

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive
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A) The graphic may give the impression that drivers over age 65 had no DUI's in $2001 .$
B) The graphic only includes information for one year.
C) The horizontal scale does not begin at zero.
D) The graphic is not misleading.

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Question 9

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The local police, using radar, checked the speeds (in mph) of 30 motorists on a rural road. The results are listed below. Construct a relative frequency ogive using six classes. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
44 & 38 & 41 & 50 & 36 & 36 & 43 & 42 & 49 & 48 \
35 & 40 & 37 & 41 & 43 & 50 & 45 & 45 & 39 & 38 \
50 & 41 & 47 & 36 & 35 & 40 & 42 & 43 & 48 & 33
\end{array}$$

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Question 10

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The commute time (in minutes) of 30 executives are listed below. Construct a frequency distribution, a relative frequency distribution, a cumulative frequency distribution, and a relative cumulative frequency distribution using five classes. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 70 & 72 & 71 & 70 & 69 & 73 & 69 & 68 & 70 & 71 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 67 & 71 & 70 & 74 & 69 & 68 & 71 & 71 & 71 & 72 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 69 & 71 & 68 & 67 & 73 & 74 & 70 & 71 & 69 & 68 \end{array}$

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Question 11

Draw Time-Series Graphs
-The data below represent the consumption of high-energy drinks (in gallons) by adult Americans over a $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { nine-year period. }\
\begin{array} { r | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c } 
\text { Year } & 2001 & 2002 & 2003 & 2004 & 2005 & 2006 & 2007 & 2008 & 2009 \
\hline \text { Consumption (gal) } & 10 & 11 & 11 & 12 & 13 & 14 & 15 & 15 & 13
\end{array}
\end{array}$$

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-The data below represent the...

Question 12

Draw Time-Series Graphs
-Women were allowed to enter the Boston Marathon for the first time in 1972. Listed below are the winning women s times (in minutes) for the first 10 years. $$\begin{array} { l c c c c c c c c c c } 
\text { Year } & 1972 & 1973 & 1974 & 1975 & 1976 & 1977 & 1978 & 1979 & 1980 & 1981 \
\text { Time } & 190 & 186 & 167 & 162 & 167 & 168 & 165 & 155 & 154 & 147
\end{array}$$

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-Women were allowed to enter...

Question 13

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive
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A) The vertical scale does not begin at zero.
B) The horizontal label is incomplete.
C) The trend is depicted in the wrong direction.
D) The graphic is not misleading.

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Question 14

Draw Time-Series Graphs
-A transportation engineer wishes to use the following data to illustrate the number of deaths from the collision of passenger cars with motorcycles on a particular highway. $$\begin{array} { c | c } 
\text { Year } & \text { Number of Deaths } \
\hline 1930 & 12 \
1940 & 17 \
1950 & 22 \
1960 & 21 \
1970 & 16 \
1980 & 13 \
1990 & 11
\end{array}$$

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-A transportation engineer wishes to...

Question 15

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The grade point averages for 40 evening students are listed below. Construct a relative frequency ogive using eight classes. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
2.0 & 3.2 & 1.8 & 2.9 & 0.9 & 4.0 & 3.3 & 2.9 & 3.6 & 0.8 \
3.1 & 2.4 & 2.4 & 2.3 & 1.6 & 1.6 & 4.0 & 3.1 & 3.2 & 1.8 \
2.2 & 2.2 & 1.7 & 0.5 & 3.6 & 3.4 & 1.9 & 2.0 & 3.0 & 1.1 \
3.0 & 4.0 & 4.0 & 2.1 & 1.9 & 1.1 & 0.5 & 3.2 & 3.0 & 2.2
\end{array}$$

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Question 16

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables
-The grade point averages for 40 evening students are listed below. Construct a frequency ogive using eight classes. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
2.0 & 3.2 & 1.8 & 2.9 & 0.9 & 4.0 & 3.3 & 2.9 & 3.6 & 0.8 \
3.1 & 2.4 & 2.4 & 2.3 & 1.6 & 1.6 & 4.0 & 3.1 & 3.2 & 1.8 \
2.2 & 2.2 & 1.7 & 0.5 & 3.6 & 3.4 & 1.9 & 2.0 & 3.0 & 1.1 \
3.0 & 4.0 & 4.0 & 2.1 & 1.9 & 1.1 & 0.5 & 3.2 & 3.0 & 2.2
\end{array}$$

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Question 17

Describe What Can Make a Graph Misleading or Deceptive
-A parcel delivery store finds that their delivery rates increased over the past year. Last year it delivered 3402 parcels. This year it delivered 8942 parcels.  How many times larger should the graphic for this year be than the graphic for last year

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Quiz 2: Creating Tables and Drawing Pictures of Data

Create Cumulative Frequency and Relative Frequency Tables -An ogive is a graph that represents cumulative frequencies or cumulative relative frequencies. The points labeled on the horizontal axis are the

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