- Create frequency tables, bar graphs, and pie charts by hand and with technology
- Answer questions using information from frequency tables, bar graphs, and pie charts
In 2013, students in a statistics class at FSEV UK, a Slovakian university, were asked to invite their friends to participate in a survey. They were asked a large variety of questions on different topics, including:
- Music preferences (19 items)
- Movie preferences (12 items)
- Hobbies and interests (32 items)
- Phobias (10 items)
- Health habits (3 items)
- Personality traits, views on life, and opinions (57 items)
- Spending habits (7 items)
- Demographics (10 items)
Use the data analysis tool below to create a frequency table, bar graph, and pie chart for the Slovakian students’ preferences on one of the musical genres. Then answer the analysis questions.
Follow these steps:
STEP 1: Under “Enter Data” choose “Individual Observations.”
STEP 2: Copy the data from the column that contains the musical genre you are interested in analyzing. Be careful not to include the column header. You can find the complete spreadsheet here, but you’ll also see it in the question below once you’ve selected your genre.
STEP 3: In “Name of Variable,” enter the musical genre you selected.
STEP 4: If needed, select “Customize Order” so the graph displays preference ratings in order.
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