1. Active Learning Lecture Slides
For use with Classroom Response Systems
Chapter 3: Displaying and Describing Categorical Data
Intro Stats Third Edition
by De Veaux, Velleman, Bock
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Which of the following displays percentages rather than counts?
Frequency table
Bar chart
Relative frequency table
Contingency table
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Which of the following displays percentages rather than counts?
Frequency table
Bar chart
Relative frequency table
Contingency table
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It is permissible to violate the area principle if
the percentages do not add up to 100%.
we need a flashy display to make a point.
we do not care about being true to the data.
None of the above.
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It is permissible to violate the area principle if
the percentages do not add up to 100%.
we need a flashy display to make a point.
we do not care about being true to the data.
None of the above.
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Which of the following best gives a quick impression of how a whole group is partitioned into smaller groups?
Bar chart
Frequency distribution
Pie chart
Contingency table
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Which of the following best gives a quick impression of how a whole group is partitioned into smaller groups?
Bar chart
Frequency distribution
Pie chart
Contingency table
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TV viewers during the Super Bowl in 2007.
What percentage of the Super Bowl viewers were male?
19.8%
47.5%
58.2%
27.7%
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TV viewers during the Super Bowl in 2007.
What percentage of the Super Bowl viewers were male?
19.8%
47.5%
58.2%
27.7%
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TV viewers during the Super Bowl in 2007.
What is the marginal distribution of those who watched the commercials only?
8.0%
23.5%
58.2%
27.7%
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TV viewers during the Super Bowl in 2007.
What is the marginal distribution of those who watched the commercials only?
8.0%
23.5%
58.2%
27.7%
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TV viewers during the Super Bowl in 2007.
Given that a viewer did not watch the Super Bowl, what percentage were male?
45.2%
48.8%
26.8%
27.7%
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TV viewers during the Super Bowl in 2007.
Given that a viewer did not watch the Super Bowl, what percentage were male?
45.2%
48.8%
26.8%
27.7%
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In a contingency table, when the distribution of one variable is the same for all categories of another, we say the variables are:
separate.
independent.
distinct.
dependent.
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In a contingency table, when the distribution of one variable is the same for all categories of another, we say the variables are:
separate.
independent.
distinct.
dependent.
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The following is an example of:
Simpson’s Paradox.
convolution.
Aristotle’s Paradox.
Homer’s Paradox.
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The following is an example of:
Simpson’s Paradox.
convolution.
Aristotle’s Paradox.
Homer’s Paradox.
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