2. Describing Data with Tables and Graphs

When comparing two frequency distributions that summarize the same dataset, which of the following criteria best determines if one provides a better summary than the other?

Which of the following best describes the difference between $relative frequency$ and $cumulative frequency$ in a frequency distribution?

Which of the following best describes the difference between $\mathrm{relative} \mathrm{frequency}$ and $\mathrm{cumulative} \mathrm{frequency}$ in a $\mathrm{frequency} \mathrm{distribution}$?

Which of the following statements about frequency tables and frequency distributions is correct?

Suppose a frequency distribution table shows the following frequencies for four classes: class a: 5, class b: 8, class c: 7, and class d: 10. What is the relative frequency of class d?

In a relative frequency distribution, what does each $\mathrm{relative\; frequency}$ represent?

In a frequency distribution, the width of each interval is generally the same for each interval. What is this property called?

Which of the following is not a property of the $F$ distribution?

Which type of frequency distribution graph is most appropriate for displaying data measured on a $nominal$ scale?

In the context of frequency distributions, what is the main difference between class limits and class boundaries?

Given the following partial relative frequency distribution for a set of data: Category A: $0.25$, Category B: $0.40$, Category C: $0.20$. What is the relative frequency for Category D if these are the only categories?

Which of the following best describes the difference between a $\mathrm{frequency} \mathrm{polygon}$ and an $\mathrm{ogive}$ in $\mathrm{frequency} \mathrm{distributions}$?

Given a frequency distribution of response times grouped into intervals, which interval accounts for the lowest percentage of response times?

Given a frequency distribution with most data values clustered to the left and a long tail extending to the right, what is the shape of the distribution shown?

In a frequency distribution for a numerical variable, intervals are: