Introduction To Probability And Statistics

15th Edition

ISBN: 9781337554428

Author: Mendenhall, William.

Publisher: Cengage Learning,

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Chapter 1.2, Problem 4E

Groups of People Fifty people are grouped into four categories—A, B, C, and D—and the number of people who fall into each category is shown in the table:
Chapter 1.2, Problem 4E, Groups of People Fifty people are grouped into four categories—A, B, C, and D—and the number of

a. Construct a pie chart to describe the data.
b. Construct a bar chart to describe the data.
c. Does the shape of the bar chart in part b change depending on the order of presentation of the four categories? Is the order of presentation important?
d. What proportion of the people are in category B, C, or D?
e. What percentage of the people are not in category B?

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