StatTutor Lesson - Interpreting Histograms

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True or false: We only use shape to describe graphs for quantitative data.

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Question 2

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True or false: When identifying center, one must take the heights of the bars into account.

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Question 3

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True or false: Spread tells us about the variability of the data in a histogram.

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Question 4

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True or false: Outliers are always miscoded data points.

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Incorrect. Only some outliers are miscoded data points; many represent valid data values.
Correct. Only some outliers are miscoded data points; many represent valid data values.
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Question 5

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What is the shape of this histogram?

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Incorrect. Since this histogram is single peaked and tails out on the right, it is described as right-skewed.
Correct. Since this histogram is single peaked and tails out on the right, it is described as right-skewed.
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Question 6

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What is an appropriate value for the center of this histogram?

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Incorrect. This histogram would balance at about '20' if each bar were a block of wood.
Correct. This histogram would balance at about '20' if each bar were a block of wood.
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Question 7

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Which minimum and maximum values are valid for this histogram?

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Incorrect. The smallest observation is about zero and the largest is about 57.
Correct. The smallest observation is about zero and the largest is about 57.
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Question 8

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Are there any outliers?

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Incorrect. There are no observations which would cause one to exclaim, "Oh, wow! That's an outlier!!"
Correct. There are no observations which would cause one to exclaim, "Oh, wow! That's an outlier!!"
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Question 9

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What is the shape of this histogram?

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Incorrect. Since this histogram is single peaked and tails out on the left, it is described as left-skewed.
Correct. Since this histogram is single peaked and tails out on the left, it is described as left-skewed.
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Question 10

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What is an appropriate value for the center of this histogram?

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Incorrect. This histogram would balance at about '11' if each bar were a block of wood.
Correct. This histogram would balance at about '11' if each bar were a block of wood.
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Question 11

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Which minimum and maximum values are valid for this histogram?

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Incorrect. The smallest observation is about two and the largest is about 15.
Correct. The smallest observation is about two and the largest is about 15.
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Question 12

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Are there any outliers?

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Incorrect. There are no observations which would cause one to exclaim, "Oh, wow! That's an outlier!!"
Correct. There are no observations which would cause one to exclaim, "Oh, wow! That's an outlier!!"
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Question 13

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What is the shape of this histogram?

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Incorrect. This histogram is single-peaked and the tails on both sides are approximately the same length, so this histogram's shape is bell-shaped.
Correct. This histogram is single-peaked and the tails on both sides are approximately the same length, so this histogram's shape is bell-shaped.
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Question 14

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What is an appropriate value for the center of this histogram?

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Incorrect. This histogram would balance at about 110 ounces if each bar were a block of wood.
Correct. This histogram would balance at about 110 ounces if each bar were a block of wood.
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Question 15

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Which minimum and maximum values are valid for this histogram?

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Incorrect. The smallest observation is about 50 and the largest is about 160.
Correct. The smallest observation is about 50 and the largest is about 160.
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Question 16

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Are there any outliers?

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Incorrect. There are no observations which would cause one to exclaim, "Oh, wow! That's an outlier!!"
Correct. There are no observations which would cause one to exclaim, "Oh, wow! That's an outlier!!"
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