Chapter 2: Q. 2.58 (page 68)
Gas Mileage. The gas mileages, are rounded to the nearest number of miles per gallon, of all new car models.
Short Answer
The type of grouping which is best for the given scenario is Cut-point grouping.
Chapter 2: Q. 2.58 (page 68)
Gas Mileage. The gas mileages, are rounded to the nearest number of miles per gallon, of all new car models.
The type of grouping which is best for the given scenario is Cut-point grouping.
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In a current newspaper or magazine, find two examples of graphs that might be misleading. Explain why you think the graphs are potentially misleading.
Cholesterol Levels. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average cholesterol level for children between 4 and 19 years of age is 165mg /dl. A pediatrician who tested the cholesterol levels of several young patients was alarmed to find that many had levels higher than 200mg / dL. The following relative frequency histogram shows the readings for some patients who had high cholesterol levels.
We have drawn a smooth curve that represents a distribution,
a. Identify the shape of the distirbution with regard to modality.
b. Identify the shape of the distribution with regard to symmetry (or non symmetry)
c . If the distribution is unimodal and non symmetric, classify it as either right skewed or left skewed.
Explain the meaning of
a) Qualitative Variable
b) Discrete, Quantitative Variable
c) Continuous, Quantitative Variable
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