Understanding Categorical Frequency Distribution

What is a categorical frequency distribution?

• A table that shows the frequency of numerical data.

• A table that shows the frequency of categorical data.

• A graph that displays numerical data.

• A chart that shows the relationship between two variables.

Which of the following is an example of categorical data?

• The height of students in a class.

• The number of books in a library.

• The favorite color of students in a class.

• The temperature in a city.

In a categorical frequency distribution, what does the term "frequency" refer to?

• The number of times a category appears in the data set.

• The total number of categories.

• The average value of the data set.

• The sum of all numerical values in the data set.

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Which of the following is NOT a step in creating a categorical frequency distribution?

• Listing all categories.

• Counting the frequency of each category.

• Calculating the mean of the data.

• Organizing the data into a table.

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If a survey asks people their favorite fruit and the options are apple, banana, and orange, what type of data is being collected?

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

• Ordinal data

• Interval data

What is the main purpose of a categorical frequency distribution?

• To calculate the average of numerical data.

• To display the frequency of different categories in a data set.

• To find the median of a data set.

• To determine the range of numerical data.

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If a categorical frequency distribution shows that 10 students like chocolate ice cream, 15 like vanilla, and 5 like strawberry, what is the total number of students surveyed?

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 35

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Which of the following is a characteristic of categorical data?

• It can be measured on a numerical scale.

• It can be divided into distinct groups or categories.

• It can be used to calculate the mean.

• It can be used to find the standard deviation.

Ungrouped frequency distribution is used for _____________ data with a small number of possible values.

• categorical

• descriptive

• inferential

• numerical

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____________is the number of data entries in a class.

• Repetition

• Options

• Frequency

• Numerations

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