SOLVED EXAM SOCIAL STATISTICS FOR A DIVERSE SOCIETY QUIZ 2
In a sample of 100 people, 57 completed only high school, 23 went on to complete only some
college, 13 went on to complete a two-year or four-year college, and 7 went on to graduate
school. What proportion of the sample does not have a two-year or four-year college degree? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅.80
what is the formula for a proportion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅p= f/N
The sum of all proportions in a frequency distribution should sum to:
0
1
100
N - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1
When constructing a rate, the denominator refers to the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅number of possible events or occurrances
In a sample of 250 respondents, females account for three-fifths of all observations in the
sample. What is the total number of males in the sample?
100
150
2/5
3/5 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅100
A table showing the frequency at or below each category for a variable of interest is referred to
as a:
frequency distribution
difference distribution
, cumulative frequency distribution
cumulative difference distribution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cumulative frequency
distribution
Which of the following is not a proportion?
0.00
0.5
1.0
1.5 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅0.00
Imagine one of your colleagues is constructing a histogram to graph results of data collected on
respondents' occupational prestige score, a score which can take on any non-zero value. What
should be your first response upon reviewing the work?
to note whether the slices of the pie summed to 100%
To suggest an inappropriate graphic device
to ensure that the frequencies summed to N
to check whether the bars representing the categories were contiguous as they should be -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To check whether the bars representing the categories were
contiguous as they should be
A graph showing the difference in frequencies or percentages among the categories of a nominal
or an ordinal variable where the categories are displayed as rectangles of equal width with their
height proprtional to the frequency or percentage of the categorry is referred to as a
bar graph
pie chart
frequency polygon
histogram - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bar graph
In a sample of 100 people, 57 completed only high school, 23 went on to complete only some
college, 13 went on to complete a two-year or four-year college, and 7 went on to graduate
school. What proportion of the sample does not have a two-year or four-year college degree? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅.80
what is the formula for a proportion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅p= f/N
The sum of all proportions in a frequency distribution should sum to:
0
1
100
N - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1
When constructing a rate, the denominator refers to the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅number of possible events or occurrances
In a sample of 250 respondents, females account for three-fifths of all observations in the
sample. What is the total number of males in the sample?
100
150
2/5
3/5 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅100
A table showing the frequency at or below each category for a variable of interest is referred to
as a:
frequency distribution
difference distribution
, cumulative frequency distribution
cumulative difference distribution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cumulative frequency
distribution
Which of the following is not a proportion?
0.00
0.5
1.0
1.5 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅0.00
Imagine one of your colleagues is constructing a histogram to graph results of data collected on
respondents' occupational prestige score, a score which can take on any non-zero value. What
should be your first response upon reviewing the work?
to note whether the slices of the pie summed to 100%
To suggest an inappropriate graphic device
to ensure that the frequencies summed to N
to check whether the bars representing the categories were contiguous as they should be -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅To check whether the bars representing the categories were
contiguous as they should be
A graph showing the difference in frequencies or percentages among the categories of a nominal
or an ordinal variable where the categories are displayed as rectangles of equal width with their
height proprtional to the frequency or percentage of the categorry is referred to as a
bar graph
pie chart
frequency polygon
histogram - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bar graph
