Analyzing Categorical Data

The distribution of a categorical variable lists the categories and gives the ______ or ______ of individuals that fall into each category.

• frequency, relative frequency

• association, relationship

• independence, appropriateness

• condition, assortment

Appropriate graphical displays for a categorical variable include: choose all that apply

• bar graph

• pie chart

• histrogram

• box plot

To compare the distribution of a categorical variable across two or more groups you could use: choose all that apply

• side-by-side bar graph

• segmented bar graph

• multi-level histogram

• 3-way box plot

There is a(n) ____________ between two variables if knowing the value of one variable helps predict the value of another.

• reaction

• response

• condition

• association

A two-way table of counts summarizes data on the relationship between two ____________ variables for some group of individuals.

• categorical

• metamorphical

• territorial

• underestimated