1. Displaying and Describing Categorical Data
Chapter 3
Displaying and Describing Categorical Data

2. Objectives Understand classification terminology for categorical data.
Study presentation methods for categorical data.
Begin to utilize technology to present statistics effectively

3. Data Tables
In 1997, an Internet study tracked the favorite pet and sport of K-8 children.
Questions asked:
Boy or Girl
Preferred pet: Dog or Cat?
Preferred sport: Football or Basketball?
Source:

4. Frequency Tables

5. Relative Frequency Table

6. Pie Chart
Note: Pie Charts not available in Fathom, but easy to create in Excel once a frequency distribution is created.

7. Bar Graph

8. Ribbon Charts

9. Contingency Tables

10. Contingency Tables ctd.
Contingency tables show how the individuals are distributed along each variable, contingent on the value of the other variable.

11. Segmented Bar Charts

12. Chapter 3 Objectives
Understand basic graphical and tabular presentation methods for categorical data.
Know an advantage and disadvantage of each compared to other options.