2. Describing Data with Tables and Graphs

Using the frequency polygon below, what range of test scores was most popular? 

In Exercises 5 and 6, use the data set, which represents the number of rooms reserved during one night’s business at a sample of hotels.

153 104 118 166 89 104 100 79 93 96 116

94 140 84 81 96 108 111 87 126 101 111

122 108 126 93 108 87 103 95 129 93 124

Construct a frequency distribution for the data set with six classes and draw a frequency polygon.

What is the difference between a frequency polygon and an ogive?

use the frequency polygon to identify the class with the greatest, and the class with the least, frequency.

use the frequency polygon to identify the class with the greatest, and the class with the least, frequency.

Constructing a Frequency Distribution and a Frequency Polygon In Exercises 35 and 36, construct a frequency distribution and a frequency polygon for the data set using the indicated number of classes. Describe any patterns.

Ages of the Presidents Number of classes: 7 Data set: Ages of the U.S. presidents at Inauguration (Source: The White House) 57 61 57 57 58 57 61 54 68 51 49 64 50 48 65 52 56 46 54 49 51 47 55 55 54 42 51 56 55 51 54 51 60 62 43 55 56 61 52 69 64 46 54 47 70 78

Constructing a Frequency Distribution and a Frequency Polygon In Exercises 35 and 36, construct a frequency distribution and a frequency polygon for the data set using the indicated number of classes. Describe any patterns.

Declaration of Independence

Number of classes: 5

Data set: Number of children of those who signed the Declaration of Independence (Source: The U.S. National Archives & Records Administration) 5 2 12 18 7 4 10 8 16 3 3 7 3 1 2 7 13 0 8 3 7 5 2 6 0 6 7 9 0 11 9 10 7 8 13 5 8 3 5 0 3 13 3 15 5 6 3 2 5 2 0 3 7 12 4 1

Use the data set and the indicated number of classes to construct

(c) a frequency polygon,

Hospitals

Number of classes: 8

Data set: Number of hospitals in each of the 50 U.S. states and 5 inhabited territories (Source: American Hospital Directory) 10 90 51 1 77 341 56 34 8 214 111 3 14 40 18 142 102 55 75 108 72 53 19 105 55 83 1 69 19 108 10 27 14 78 37 31 186 146 90 37 177 52 11 67 25 100 361 35 91 2 7 61 78 33 14