Chapter 2 Review
Chapter 2 Review Exercises
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Lesson 2.1
1. Construct the frequency distribution as described on paper.
A survey of 30 adults shows their preference for meal options on a Friday night.
Construct a frequency distribution for the data. R= eat in restaurant F= drive-thru
fast food or restaurant takeout, H= home-cooked meal, D= delivered meal service.
D F R F F H R R D F
H F H R R F F H H R
D F D R F D F F F F
2. Construct the frequency distribution as described on paper.
Cancelled flight data was collected for the first 5 months of the year from 6 major
airlines in the united states. Organize the data info a grouped frequency distribution
using 6 classes.
72 29 22 79 25 93 22 17 1 7
106 22 12 73 19 19 23 7 84 73
10 47 14 44 14 12 48 34 19 32
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3. Construct the frequency distribution as described on paper.
A survey of 30 randomly selected people was asked how many pets they owned,
Organize the data collected into an ungrouped frequency distribution.
2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4, 6, 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 5, 2, 0, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 0,1
4. Construct the frequency distribution as described on paper.
Listed below are the heights of some of the tallest mountains in the world,
measured in meters. Organize the data into a grouped frequency distribution using
7 classes
7492 8586 7439 7495 8849 8516 8201 8163 8091
7570 7010 8611 6190 8598 8463 8167 8125
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Lesson 2-2
5. Find the relative frequencies for the frequency distribution for the data in
exercise 4.
6. Provide the graphs indicated on paper and analyze them when asked.
Construct a histogram, frequency polygon, and ogive for the data in exercise
2.
7. Provide the graphs indicated on paper and analyze them when asked.
Construct a histogram, frequency polygon, and give for the data in exercise 4.
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Lesson 2-3
8. The U.S. Census Bureau reports estimates of the monthly sales (in millions
of dollars) for retail and food services. Draw a vertical and horizontal bar
graph for the data on paper.
Store type Food & Clothing Automobile General Shoe
beverage dealers merchandise Stores
Sales 74,984 12,368 96,689 60,884 2,218
9. The average prices of milk and gasoline in the U.S. were collected in 7
recent years, as shown below. Draw a compound bar graph on paper to
display the data.
Year Average price of Average price of
milk gasoline
1 $3.42 $2.43
2 $3.20 $2.14
3 $3.23 $2.42
4 $2.90 $2.72
5 $3.04 $2.60
6 $3.32 $2.17
7 $3.55 $3.01
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10. The following data show the amounts spent on utilities in one month for a
typical family budget.
Construct a Pareto chart on paper for the data, and summarize the results.
Electricity $250
Gas $20
Water $150
Trash $65
Phone $120
Cabel / internet $120
11. Construct a pie graph on paper for the data in exercise 10.
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12. According to data collected by the National Center for Education
Statistics, the college enrollment rate for a 14-year period is shown in the table
below.
Draw a time series graph on paper for the data.
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Enrollment 67.2 68.6 70.1 68.1 68.2 66.2 65.9 68.4 69.2 69.8 66.7
rate (10%)
13. According to data collected by the National Center for Education
Statistics, the college enrollment rate for a 14-year period is shown in the table
below.
Draw a time series graph on paper for the data.
3, 1,1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3
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14. Listed below are the total number of goals scored by the top 20 teams in
U.S. Major League Soccer in 2021.
Construct a stem and leaf plot on paper for the data.
67 51 57 43 46
63 63 45 39 46
53 59 51 50 53
62 51 46 56 46
15. Test scores for two Statistics classes are shown below.
Construct a back-to-back stem and leaf plot on paper for the data. Comment on the
graph.
Mr. Champ’s Class Mrs. Winner’s class
72 92 70 76 88 88 90 83 71 85
65 95 81 94 83 99 86 95 92 98
81 87 82 92 68 72 66 84 85 74
100 78 77 90 77 96 79 77 70 88
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16. Answer questions about the appropriate use of graphs.
A. Choose the best answer.
State which graph (Pareto chart, time series graph, or pie graph) would most
appropriately represent the given situation.
The number of acres of rain forest cut down in the past 8 years
a. Pareto chart
b. Time series graph
c. Pie graph
B. Choose the best answer.
State which graph (Pareto chart, time series graph, or pie graph) would most
appropriately represent the given situation.
The amount of money spent on decorations, food, music and rental equipment for a
high school dance
a. Pareto chart
b. Time series graph
c. Pie graph
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C. Choose the best answer.
State which graph (Pareto chart, time series graph, or pie graph) would most
appropriately represent the given situation.
The number of pizzas (cheese, pepperoni, meat lovers, veggie, Hawaiian) sold by a
local pizzeria
a. Pareto chart
b. Time series graph
c. Pie graph
D. Choose the best answer.
State which graph (Pareto chart, time series graph, or pie graph) would most
appropriately represent the given situation.
The percentage of votes received by each of the student government candidates
who ran for president at Chaffey College
a. Pareto chart
b. Time series graph
c. Pie graph
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17. The graph below shows the percent of patients who gained more flexibility
in their hip flexors after treatment.
50
40
30
20
10
0
No Treatment 1 Treatment 2
treatment
Why might the graph be misleading? How could this be corrected?
18. The graph below shows the results of how each team from a soccer
tournament responded when asked if the tournament fees were correctly
priced. The responses are those who stated “YES”
Why might the graph be misleading? How could this be corrected?
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