a. 1F
b. 2F
c. 3F
d. 4F
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Categorical Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.01 - 2.1
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analysis F
2. The minimum number of variables represented in a histogram is
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a. 1F
b. 2F
c. 3F
d. 4F
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Quantitative Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.02 - 2.2
F F F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analysis F
3. Which of the following graphical methods is most appropriate for categorical data?
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a. ogive
b. pie chart F
c. histogram
d. scatter diagram F
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Categorical Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.01 - 2.1
F F F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analysis F
4. In a stem-and-leaf display,
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a. a single digit is used to define each stem, and a single digit is used to define each leaf
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b. a single digit is used to define each stem, and one or more digits are used to define each leaf
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c. one or more digits are used to define each stem, and a single digit is used to define each leaf
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d. one or more digits are used to define each stem, and one or more digits are used to define each leaf
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,ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Quantitative Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: F F MBST.ASWC.18.02.02 - 2.2 F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: F F United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge F
5. A graphical method that can be used to show both the rank order and shape of a data set simultaneously is a
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a. relative frequency distribution
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b. pie chartF
c. stem-and-leaf display F
d. pivot table F
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Quantitative Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.02 - 2.2
F F F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analysis F
6. The proper way to construct a stem-and-leaf display for the data set {62, 67, 68, 73, 73, 79, 91, 94, 95, 97} is to
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a. exclude a stem labeled ‘8’ F F F F
b. include a stem labeled ‘8’ and enter no leaves on the stem
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c. include a stem labeled ‘(8)’ and enter no leaves on the stem
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d. include a stem labeled ‘8’ and enter one leaf value of ‘0’ on the stem
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ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Quantitative Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.02 - 2.2
F F F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge F
7. Data that provide labels or names for groupings of like items are known as
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a. categorical data F
b. quantitative data F
c. label data F
d. generic data F
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Categorical Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.01 - 2.1
F F F F
, NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge F
8. A researcher is gathering data from four geographical areas designated: South = 1; North = 2; East = 3; West = 4. The
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designated geographical regions represent
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a. categorical data F
b. quantitative data F
c. directional data F
d. either quantitative or categorical data
F F F F
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Categorical Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.01 - 2.1
F F F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension F
9. A researcher asked 20 people for their zip code. The respondents zip codes are an example of
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a. categorical data F
b. quantitative data F
c. label data F
d. category data F
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Categorical Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.01 - 2.1
F F F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension F
10. The age of employees at a company is an example of
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a. categorical data F
b. quantitative data F
c. label data F
d. time series data
F F
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Summarizing Data for a Quantitative Variable F F F F F
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MBST.ASWC.18.02.02 - 2.2
F F F F
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - Business Program.1: - Reflective Thinking
F F F F F F F F F
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension F
11. A frequency distribution is a
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a. tabular summary of a set of data showing the fraction of items in each of several nonoverlapping classes
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