Saint Leo University Statistics Questions
question 1The table shows the number (in millions) of the United States’ foreign-born population by place of birth.
|
Place of Birth |
Number (millions) |
|
Europe |
4.5 |
|
Asia |
10.1 |
|
Caribbean |
3.6 |
|
Central America |
14.4 |
|
South America |
2.4 |
|
Other |
2.6 |
|
Total |
37.6 |
Using the table, submit the following activities and question.
(a) Construct a relative frequency distribution.(b) Sketch the data in a bar graph. (Use Excel)(c) Is “place of birth” quantitative, or categorical?
question 2A survey asks subjects to rate three issues according to their importance in determining voting intention for a U.S. senator, using the scale (very important, somewhat important, unimportant). The issues are foreign policy, the economy, and the environment. The evaluations can be treated as three variables: foreign policy importance, economic importance, and environmental importance. These variables represent what scale of measurement? Why?
