Chapter 11: Q26. (page 634)
A meteorologist has measured the amount of precipitation each month in a certain area. The meteorologist wants to use a data display that shows patterns in monthly precipitation changes. What type of display should the meteorologist use? Explain.
The meteorologist should use a line graph.
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A survey was conducted to find the percent of Americans who enjoy camping. The surveyor randomly selected 20 individuals from each of the 50 states and asked, “DO you enjoy, greatly enjoy, or not enjoy camping in the woods, where the air is fresh and clean?” How much should you trust the results of this survey?
Archery On 6 different days, two archers record the number of bull’s-eyes they score out of 10 tries. Which archer is more consistent?
Day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Archer 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Archer 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
The box-and-whisker plots below show the ages of the players on the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers baseball teams during the 2002 season.
Twenty people were asked to state the number of hours per week that they exercise. The frequency table shows the results.
Exercise per week (hours) | ||
Interval | Tally | Frequency |
0-2 hours | 2 | |
2-4 hours | 5 | |
4-8 hours | 6 | |
8-16 hours | 7 |
Make a box-and-whisker plot of the following data:
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