Chapter 2: Working with Numbers and Data Display

Answers for all ‘Test Yourself’ questions from the book to check your performance and widen your overall understanding of the contents.

  1.  
    1. 5/4, 1.25, 125%
    2. 1/5, .2, 20%
    3. 1/20, .05, 5%
  2.  
    1. 4
    2. 10
    3. 3/10 = .3
    4.  9/10 = .9
  3.  
    1. A pie chart, because the data is qualitative (name of salesperson), and the manager wants to see them as a proportion of total sales.
    2. A histogram, because psychological survey data is interval, which is quantitative.
    3. A scatterplot, because we are comparing two variables.
    4. A bar chart and frequency table, because the data is qualitative, and we are comparing different groups.
    5. A frequency polygon, because the data is quantitative, and he’ll be able to compare the polygon for Year 1 to the polygon from Year 2.