To tell:
Whether the data are numerical or categorical. Then tell which data display(s) would you use to display the data. Explain your reasoning.
Answer to Problem 11.4EP
The given data is categorical.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A student recorded the colors of the shirts of students in her class.
Calculation:
Adata type which shows collection of information that is divided into groupsis known as categorical data.
The colors of the shirts of students represents information in groups. Therefore, the given data is categorical data.
We know that pie charts, bar charts and frequency tables are used to represent categorical data.
Therefore, we can use pie charts, bar charts and frequency tables to display the given data.
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