Lesson 01: Organizing Data | Unit 6: Associations in Data

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the number of whooping cough cases from 1939 to 1955 by year?

• 1939: 100,000; 1940: 200,000; 1941: 250,000; 1942: 190,000
• 1939: 90,000; 1940: 180,000; 1941: 220,000; 1942: 200,000
• 1939: 103,188; 1940: 183,866; 1941: 222,202; 1942: 191,383; 1943: 191,890; 1944: 109,873; 1945: 133,792; 1946: 109,860; 1947: 156,517; 1948: 74,715; 1949: 69,479; 1950: 120,718; 1951: 68,687; 1952: 45,030; 1953: 37,129; 1954: 60,866; 1955: 62,786
• 1939: 110,000; 1940: 190,000; 1941: 210,000; 1942: 180,000

Draw

Here is data on the number of cases of whooping cough from 1939 to 1955.

Circle the years in your table that had fewer than 100,000 cases of whooping cough.

Multiple Choice

Based on the data from 1939 to 1955, would you expect 1956 to have closer to:

• around 60,000
• 100,000

Draw

In volleyball statistics, a block is recorded when a player deflects the ball hit from the opposing team. Additionally, scorekeepers often keep track of the average number of blocks a player records in a game. Here is part of a table that records the number of blocks and blocks per game for each player in a women’s volleyball tournament. A scatter plot that goes with the table follows. Label the axes of the scatter plot with the necessary information.