Categorical Data and Percent Proportions

A _________________ is a ratio that means “per hundred”. It can be written as a fraction with a denominator of 100 or a decimal.

• Rate

• Unit Rate

• Percent

• Mixed Number

What percent is in color?

• 620%

• 1/2

• 60%

• 62%

What percent is in color?

• 3%

• 30%

• 33%

• 300%

What is the relative frequency of students speaking Spanish?

• 16%

• 12%

• 24%

• 48%

During lunch today, a number of 7^th grade students were asked to name their favorite city. The results are shown in the table to the right. What percent chose New York City as their favorite?

• 8%

• 17.5%

• 21.5%

• 33%

• 14.5%

The new bottle of sanitizer has 87.5 ounces. This is how many PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL?

• 75%

• 100%

• 125%

What percent of songs are Rock AND Classical?

• 20%

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

Which percent bar graph best represents the data from your table?

• a

• b

• c

• d

• Not enough information

How many more people prefer to visit Louisiana or New Mexico than Arkansas or Oklahoma?

• 39

• 145

• 167

• 184

The table shows the results of a survey about favorite types of stores. Determine the relative frequency for each store.

• clothing: 38%

  electronics: 22%

  pet: 10%

  candy: 30%

• clothing: 19%

  electronics: 11%

  pet: 5%

  candy: 15%

• clothing: 50%

  electronics: 25%

  pet: 5%

  candy: 20%

• clothing: 35%

  electronics: 23%

  pet: 15%

  candy: 27%