Interpreting Displays of Data

What graphic do we create using the Minimum, Lower Quartile, Median, Upper Quartile, and Maximum?

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Pie Chart

• Box & Whisker

It is a table that shows classes or intervals of data entries with a count of the number of entries in each class.

• Statistics

• Data

• Frequency

• Frequency Distribution Table

branch of stats that organizes, summarizes and displays data

• descriptive

• inferential

science that consists of collecting, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data

• data

• statistics

• population

• sample

Which interval has the greatest number of students?

• 48-51

• 60-63

• 56-59

• 64-67

Elliot says almost everyone arrived at the party after 10:00 P.M., but Nancy thinks most people came earlier. When did a majority of the people arrive?

• 7:00-7:59 P.M.

• 8:00–8:59 P.M.

• 9:00–9:59 P.M

• 10:00–10:59 P.M.

Which of the following is a frequency histogram?

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How many people watched less than 11 hours of TV last week?

• 48

• 20

• 90

• 65

Is this an example of a histogram?

• a. yes because a histogram is a bar graph

• b. no because the bars are not touching

• c. no because the data is quantitative

• d. no because the data is qualitative

• e. Both option b and d are correct

Is a histogram the same as a bar graph?

• Yes, because they both use intervals.

• No, because a histogram displays numerical data while a bar graph displays categorical data.

• Yes, because they both use bars to display data.

• No, because a histogram displays categorical data while a bar graph displays numerical data.