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    This document is a quiz containing 4 questions about summarizing and analyzing data from frequency distributions and data sets. Question 1 refers to a frequency distribution table about newspaper reading habits and asks about the variable type, mode, median, mean as a measure of central tendency, and most appropriate central tendency measure. Question 2 provides an incomplete frequency table to complete and calculate the mean, construct a histogram, and find totals. Questions 3 and 4 provide data sets and ask to find the mode, median, and mean for each.

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    This document is a quiz containing 4 questions about summarizing and analyzing data from frequency distributions and data sets. Question 1 refers to a frequency distribution table about newspaper reading habits and asks about the variable type, mode, median, mean as a measure of central tendency, and most appropriate central tendency measure. Question 2 provides an incomplete frequency table to complete and calculate the mean, construct a histogram, and find totals. Questions 3 and 4 provide data sets and ask to find the mode, median, and mean for each.

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    This document is a quiz containing 4 questions about summarizing and analyzing data from frequency distributions and data sets. Question 1 refers to a frequency distribution table about newspaper reading habits and asks about the variable type, mode, median, mean as a measure of central tendency, and most appropriate central tendency measure. Question 2 provides an incomplete frequency table to complete and calculate the mean, construct a histogram, and find totals. Questions 3 and 4 provide data sets and ask to find the mode, median, and mean for each.

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    Math 3 Quiz 4

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    This document is a quiz containing 4 questions about summarizing and analyzing data from frequency distributions and data sets. Question 1 refers to a frequency distribution table about newspaper reading habits and asks about the variable type, mode, median, mean as a measure of central tendency, and most appropriate central tendency measure. Question 2 provides an incomplete frequency table to complete and calculate the mean, construct a histogram, and find totals. Questions 3 and 4 provide data sets and ask to find the mode, median, and mean for each.

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    QUIZ 4

    NAME:__________________________Date:__________

    1. In the SPSS output shows the distribution of the responses in the 2002 General Social Survey (GSS) data regarding how often the respondent they read newspaper.
    TABLE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FOR 2002 GSS DATA FOR THE VARIABLE NEWS How often does R read newspaper Cumulative Percent 8.5 21.7 34.4 58.6 100.0

    Valid

    NEVER LESS THAN ONCE WK ONCE A WEEK FEW TIMES A WEEK EVERY DAY Total

    Frequency 41 64 61 117 200 483 1017 1500

    Percent 2.7 4.3 4.1 7.8 13.3 32.2 67.8 100.0

    Valid Percent 8.5 13.3 12.6 24.2 41.4 100.0

    Missing Total

    NAP

    a) Is the variable of interest categorical or numerical? If categorical, state if nominal or ordinal. If numerical, state if discrete or continuous. b) What is the mode for this data? Interpret the meaning of this mode.

    c) Find the median. Interpret the meaning of this median.

    d) Is the mean an appropriate measure of central tendency for this survey? Explain your answer.

    e) What percentage of respondents read newspaper once a week?

    f) What measures of central tendency is most appropriate for this data? Why?

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    2. Complete the table: Class interval 1-3 4-6 7-9 10 - 12 13 - 15 Frequency f


    1 3

    Class Boundaries

    Midpoint x

    fx

    Cum f

    10 5 1

    n =f =

    f x =

    f x2 =

    a) Find the mean.

    b) Construct a histogram from your frequency table, label the class boundaries.

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    3. Find the mode, median and the mean of the follow data. x 2 6 11 15 20 Frequency f
    6 3

    5 7 4

    n =f =

    4. Find the mode, median and the mean of the follow data. x 2 5 8 11 14 Frequency f
    7 13

    15 4 1

    n =f =

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