Question

Birth days The frequency table summarizes data on the numbers of babies born on each day of the week in the United States in a recent week.

(a) Identify the individuals in this data set.

(b) Make a frequency bar graph to display the data. Describe what you see.

Short answer

Part (a) Babies born in the United States in a recent week.

Part (b)

Step-by-step solution

Part (a) Step 1. Given information.

The given table is:

Part (a) Step 2. Recognize the individuals in this data set.

This data collection comprises Babies born in the United States within the last week and they constitute the individuals for this data set.

Part (b) Step 1. Construct a frequency bar graph.

We can see that the number of births increases from Sunday to Tuesday, peaks on Tuesday, and then declines until Saturday.

It's also worth noting that the number of births on weekends is much lower than on weekdays.