UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN BUENAVENTURA

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA
MEDELLÍN

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS The numbers of hours worked (per week) by 400
students are shown below.
1. The relative frequency of a variable is:
a. dividing the midpoint of the class by the Number of hours Absolute Frequency
sample size 0- 9 20
b. dividing the frequency absolute of the datum 10 - 19 80
by the midpoint 20 - 29 200
c. dividing the sample size by the frequency of 30 - 39 100
the class
d. dividing the absolute frequency of each 7. The number of students working 19 hours or less
variable sample size a. is 80 b. is 100
c. is 180 d. is 300
2. The sum of all absolute frequencies will always
equal 8. The percentage of students working 19 hours or
a. 1 less is
b. The total sample size a. 20% b. 25%
c. the number of classes c. 75% d. 80%
d. a value between 0 and 1
9. The cumulative percent frequency for the class
3. A researcher is gathering data from four of 30 - 39 is
geographical areas designated: a. 100% b. 75%
South = 1; North = 2; East = 3; West = 4. The c. 50% d. 25%
designated geographical regions represent
a. qualitative data 10. If a cumulative frequency distribution is
b. quantitative data developed for the above data, the last class will
c. label data have a cumulative frequency of
d. either quantitative or qualitative data a. 100 b. 1
c. 30 – 39 d. 400
4. The column frequency table showing the fraction
or percentage of share value in the total sample 11. The number of students who work 29 hours or
is called less is
a. frequency distribution a. 80
b. relative frequency distribution b. 200
c. frequency c. 300
d. cumulative frequency distribution d. 400
5. The sum of the percent frequencies for all data 12. In constructing a frequency distribution, as the
will always equal number of classes are decreased, the class
a. one width
b. the number of classes a. decreases
c. the number of items in the study b. remains unchanged
d. 100 c. increases
d. can increase or decrease depending on the
6. The total number of data items with a value less data values
than the upper limit for the class is given by the
a. frequency distribution 13. In a cumulative frequency distribution, the last
b. relative frequency distribution class will always have a cumulative frequency
c. cumulative frequency distribution equal to
d. cumulative relative frequency distribution a. one
b. 100%
Resolves questions from 7 to 12 with respect c. the total number of elements in the data set
to the following information d. the total number of elements in the each data
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14. In a cumulative percent frequency distribution, the last class will have a cumulative percent frequency equal
to
a. one b. 100
c. the total number of elements in the data set d. the total number of elements in the each data

PROBLEMS
1. One hundred fifty Students from the faculty of administrative and accounting sciences were asked by the
area of greater acceptance. The following represents their responses (M = Management; A = Accounting; E
= Economics; O = Others).
A M M M M A A A E A E A A A A
E E M M M O E E E A E A M M A
M A E O M O A O E A M A O M M
A M E O M O E M E E A A O O E
A M E M M A A O E E M A E A M
A M E M A A E M A M E E A A M
E E E A A A O A A A M E M E E
E A A A O A M A A E A M O A A
A A M A A M A A M M O O A A A
A A A A A O E E A A A M O E O
a. construct a frequency distribution table
b. construct a frequency histogram or bar graph
c. calculate and interpret descriptive measures

2. Forty shoppers were asked if they preferred the weight of a can of soup to be 6 ounces, 8 ounces, or 10
ounces. Below you are given their responses.
6 6 6 10 8 8 8 10 6 6
10 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 6 6
8 8 8 10 8 8 6 10 8 6
6 8 8 8 10 10 8 10 8 6

a. construct a frequency distribution table

b. construct a frequency histogram or bar graph
c. construct the frequency polygon and ogive
d. calculate and interpret descriptive measures.
3. A sample of 50 TV viewers were asked, "Should TV sponsors pull their sponsorship from programs that
draw numerous viewer complaints?" Below are the results of the survey. (Y = Yes; N = No; W = Without
Opinion)
N W N N Y N N N Y N
N Y N N N N N Y N N
Y N Y W N Y W W N Y
W W N W Y W N W Y W
N Y N Y N W Y Y N Y

a. construct a frequency distribution table

b. construct a frequency histogram or bar graph
c. calculate and interpret descriptive measures
4. The frequency distribution below was constructed from data collected from a group of 250 students.
Height in Inches Absolute Frequency
58 – 62 30
62 – 66 52
66 – 70 116
70 – 74 46
74 – 78 4
78 – 92 2
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a. construct a frequency distribution table

b. construct a frequency histogram or bar graph
c. construct the frequency polygon and ogive
d. calculate and interpret descriptive measures.

5. Una de las preguntas de un cuestionario está diseñada y codificada de la siguiente forma:

Su vivienda es:
1 ____ propia sin deuda 2 ____ propia hipotecada 3 ____ en amortización 4 ____ arrendada
5____ prestada

Al revelar los datos se obtiene los siguientes resultados:

4 3 3 4 4 4 1 3 4 3 3 3 2
2 4 3 4 2 3 3 5 3 4 4 2 3
2 4 4 1 3 5 4 4 3 4 3 1 3
3
a. Construya una tabla de frecuencia
b. ¿Cuántas personas encuestadas tienen vivienda arrendada?
c. ¿Qué porcentaje de personas tenían vivienda en amortización?
d. Una persona posee vivienda si señala uno de los códigos 1, 2 ó 3. ¿Qué porcentaje de personas posee
vivienda?
e. Efectúe un grafico de barras
f. Halle e interprete las medidas descriptivas

6. El cociente de inteligencia CI de un grupo de estudiantes de quinto grado es el siguiente:

106 103 97 101 106 107 117 91 111 99 109 113 118
116 103 101 108 99 105 107 104 106 110 96 115 105
91 118 99 121 114 104 100 114 110 125 108 107 88
111 123 93 107 112 105 102 107 102 116 102 95 111
114 96 119 106 110 106 103 97 120 105 103 111 104
100 89 109 117 116 110 87 106 108 115 113 102 119
111 107 105 111 112 108 99 98 112 115 112 100 96
100 105 110 115 118 122 111 104 86 98 89 112 115
106 103 97 101 106 107 117 91 111 99 109 113 118
116 103 101 108 99 105 107 104 106 110 96 115 105
91 118 99 121 114 104 100 114 110 125 108 107 88
111 123 93 107 112 105 102 107 102 116 102 95 111
106 103 97 101 106 107 117 91 111 99 109 113 118
116 103 101 108 99 105 107 104 106 110 96 115 105
91 118 99 121 114 104 100 114 110 125 108 107 88
111 123 93 107 112
a. Halle el dato mínimo y el dato máximo
b. Calcule el rango
c. Halle la amplitud para una agrupación de este conjunto de datos en 8 intervalos
d. Construya la tabla de distribución de frecuencias
c. ¿Cuál es el CI más frecuente entre los estudiantes?
d. ¿Cuántos estudiantes tienen un CI superior 102 puntos?
e. ¿Qué porcentaje de estudiantes tienen un CI bajo? (suponga inferior o igual a 101)
f. ¿Cuántos estudiantes han obtenido a lo sumo un puntaje de 121 puntos?
g. ¿Qué porcentaje representa la cantidad de estudiantes que ha obtenido como mínimo un porcentaje de
97 puntos?
h. efectúe el histograma de frecuencias, el polígono de frecuencias y la ojiva.
i. Calcule e interprete las medidas descriptivas