If you did not turn in the sheet from yesterday, get it out now. If you did come get it from the front table Jan. 27 th, 2015
Vocabulary Categorical Variables - represent types of data which may be divided into _______________. Examples of categorical variables are race, sex, age group, and educational level. Contingency Table (or two-way frequency table) - table in which __________________ correspond to two variables. (One variable is used to categorize rows, and a second variable is used to categorize columns.) groups frequencies
Ex 1) The following contingency table displays crime data, a)How many crimes were committed by a stranger? b) How many crimes were robberies?
Ex 1) The following contingency table displays crime data, c) How many crimes were robberies were committed by acquaintances or relatives? d) How many crimes were committed all together?
Ex 2) Mr. Smith keeps track of his students’ homework completion. He keeps track of how many boys and girls do not complete their homework. He puts students who don’t complete their homework into two categories: first-time offenders and repeat offenders. He uses a table to keep track of the results. Total a). In one month 36 girls and 12 boys did not do their homework for the first time. 12 girls and 30 boys did not do their homework again. Put these figures in your table.
b). How many students did not complete all of their homework assignments this month? c). What percentage of the students who did not complete their homework were boys who were First-Time Offenders? d). Are boys or girls more likely to not complete their homework? Explain your reasoning.
Contingency Tables Part 2 Jan. 27 th, 2015
Vocabulary Joint Frequency – frequencies in the ______ of the table Marginal Frequency – entries in the “Total” ____ and “Total” ________ Relative Frequency Distribution– The relative frequency distribution provides the ratio of occurrences in each _______ to the ______ number of occurrences. The relative frequencies in the body of the table are called __________ frequencies. body row column entrytotal conditional
Ex 1). The following contingency table displays crime data, HomicideRobberyAssaultTotals Stranger Relative or Acquaintance Totals a). Identify the joint frequencies. b). Identify the marginal frequencies.
Ex 2). Use the table in example 1 to construct the relative frequency distribution. HomicideRobberyAssaultTotals Stranger Relative or Acquaintance Totals
Ex 3). A community outreach director wants to plan special summer activities for its members. He posts a survey on the local newspaper’s website to gather information on the favorite activities of the community members. Participants identified their age and then chose from four given activities. The responses gathered from the survey are shown. SportsMoviesReadingWalkingTotal 18 and under Ages and older Total a). Use the table to construct the relative frequency distribution. SportsMoviesReadingWalkingTotal 18 and under Ages and older Total
b). Which age group made up the smallest percent of people surveyed? c). Which activity was preferred by the largest percent of people surveyed?