A Framework for Statistical Reasoning

Millions of Americans start their mornings with a good cup of coffee! Here is the nutritional information from some of the most popular drinks at Joe’s Coffee House! What do you notice?

What do you notice about the coffee?

What do you wonder?

Identify the individuals in this data set.

Categorize the variables in this data set and classify each as either: categorical or quantitative.

Groups:

(a) Categorical

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(b) Quantitative

• Calories

• Size

• sugar

• type

• Caffeine

• Drink

Choose one of the categorical variables and create a bar chart. Variable Chosen: __________________________

Sketch Bar Chart below and describe what you see.

The Pew Research Center asked a random sample of 1502 U.S. adults about their cell phone ownership. The frequency table summarizes the responses. a. Using www.statsmedic.com/applets, Sketch a relative frequency bar chart and segmented bar chart to display the distribution of phone ownership among all 1502 people in the sample. Describe what you see.

This side-by-side bar chart displays the distribution of cell phone ownership for each of the four age groups. Compare the distributions of phone ownership.

Describe the story this side-by-side bar graph tells. Be sure to write the store in context.