SPA 1.1 & 1.2 Content Check

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SPA 1.1 & 1.2 Content Check

Last updated almost 2 years ago

13 questions

Note from the author:

Use your notes to work the practice problems, then enter the answers to check your answer.

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Use your notes to work the practice problems, then enter the answers to check your answer.

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Section 1.2

Use: statsmedic.com/applets
Variable: Day of the Week Births
Enter the names of the days of the week & their counts. Select 'analyze'. Select 'bar graph'.
Copy and paste the bar chart and put it in the 'show your work' section using the picture icon.
Also create a pie chart, copy and paste it next to the bar chart.

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1.2 Using the bar and pie charts you created for #5, describe what you see or notice about the different days on which babies are born.

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1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the individuals in the study?

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1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the variables that were recorded in the study?

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Using the Relative Frequency table above, what percent of the cars had an 'other' color?

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Estimate the % that 'Country' makes up in the pie chart above.

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Use your notes to work the practice problems, then enter the answers to check your answer.

Use your notes to work the practice problems, then enter the answers to check your answer.

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Identify the individuals in this data set.

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Identify the variables in this data set.

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Which variables are categorical?

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Which variables are quantitative?

Section 1.2

Use: statsmedic.com/applets
Variable: Day of the Week Births
Enter the names of the days of the week & their counts. Select 'analyze'. Select 'bar graph'.
Copy and paste the bar chart and put it in the 'show your work' section using the picture icon.
Also create a pie chart, copy and paste it next to the bar chart.

1.2 Using the bar and pie charts you created for #5, describe what you see or notice about the different days on which babies are born.

1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the individuals in the study?

1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the variables that were recorded in the study?

1.2
Using the Relative Frequency table above, what percent of the cars had an 'other' color?

1.2 Using the frequency chart in #9, would it be appropriate to show the data in a pie chart? Why or why not?

1.2
Estimate the % that 'Country' makes up in the pie chart above.

1.2
How is the graph above misleading? Please explain.

Favorite vehicle colors may differ among countries. The bar chart displays data on the most popular car colors in a recent year for the United States and Europe.

Write a few sentences comparing the distributions.
Select the statements that are true.

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. 


Identify the individuals in this data set.

Rating

Genre

Year

Time

Movie Titles

Box Office ($)

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. 


Identify the variables in this data set.

Year

Box Office ($)

Genre

Movie Titles

Time

Rating

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. 


Which variables are categorical?

Year

Box Office ($)

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. 


Which variables are quantitative?

Rating

Year

1.2 Using the frequency chart in #9, would it be appropriate to show the data in a pie chart? Why or why not?

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No

Maybe

The slices would show all the different colors in the table.

The slices would all combine to make a whole circle.

Some of the size of the slices would be too close in size.

The slices would not add up to 100%

45%

25%

5%

1.2
How is the graph above misleading? Please explain.

The shapes are all round

Basketball looks like it has fewer players than Soccer but it really has more.

Soccer looks like it has fewer players than Softball when really it has more.

Basketball looks like it has more players than Soccer but it really has fewer.

The sizes do not correspond to the # of players

Soccer looks like it has more players than Softball when really it has fewer.

The colors are all different

Favorite vehicle colors may differ among countries. The bar chart displays data on the most popular car colors in a recent year for the United States and Europe. 


Write a few sentences comparing the distributions.
Select the statements that are true.

Gray cars are preferred more by people in Europe than the US.

Black cars are preferred more by people in the US than Europe.

White cars are preferred more by people in the US.

Blue cars are preferred more by people in the US.

Beige cars are preferred equally between the US and Europe.

Green cars are preferred equally between the US and Europe.

SPA 1.1 & 1.2 Content Check

SPA 1.1 & 1.2 Content Check

1.2 Using the bar and pie charts you created for #5, describe what you see or notice about the different days on which babies are born.

1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the individuals in the study?

1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the variables that were recorded in the study?

1.2Using the Relative Frequency table above, what percent of the cars had an 'other' color?

1.2Estimate the % that 'Country' makes up in the pie chart above.

Section 1.1Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. Identify the individuals in this data set.

Section 1.1Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. Identify the variables in this data set.

Section 1.1Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. Which variables are categorical?

Section 1.1Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies. Which variables are quantitative?

1.2 Using the bar and pie charts you created for #5, describe what you see or notice about the different days on which babies are born.

1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the individuals in the study?

1.1 Using the information from #5, what is/are the variables that were recorded in the study?

1.2Using the Relative Frequency table above, what percent of the cars had an 'other' color?

1.2 Using the frequency chart in #9, would it be appropriate to show the data in a pie chart? Why or why not?

1.2Estimate the % that 'Country' makes up in the pie chart above.

1.2How is the graph above misleading? Please explain.

Favorite vehicle colors may differ among countries. The bar chart displays data on the most popular car colors in a recent year for the United States and Europe. Write a few sentences comparing the distributions.Select the statements that are true.

1.2
Using the Relative Frequency table above, what percent of the cars had an 'other' color?

1.2
Estimate the % that 'Country' makes up in the pie chart above.

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Identify the individuals in this data set.

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Identify the variables in this data set.

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Which variables are categorical?

Section 1.1
Box Office Smash According to the Internet Movie Database, Avatar is tops based on box-office receipts worldwide. The table displays data on several movies.

Which variables are quantitative?

1.2
Using the Relative Frequency table above, what percent of the cars had an 'other' color?

1.2
Estimate the % that 'Country' makes up in the pie chart above.

1.2
How is the graph above misleading? Please explain.

Favorite vehicle colors may differ among countries. The bar chart displays data on the most popular car colors in a recent year for the United States and Europe.

Write a few sentences comparing the distributions.
Select the statements that are true.