Chapter 4

Question 1

unorganized data

Answer 1

raw data

Question 2

an organized summary of data indicating the number of responses, or frequency, of each value

Answer 2

frequency distribution

Question 3

the total number of responses for a value

Answer 3

count

Question 4

• provides the percent of all responses for each value
• calculated by dividing the number of responses for a value by the total number of cases including those with no value or response

Answer 4

A percentage distribution

Question 5

• adjusts for missing data or no responses.
• It is calculated by taking the number of responses or cases for each value divided by the total number of cases
excluding missing values or no responses.

Answer 5

valid percentage distribution

Question 6

provides the number or percentage of responses for each value including the number of lower responses (if ordered low to high) or higher (if ordered high to low)

Answer 6

cumulative distribution

Question 7

condensing data by grouping the values into broad categories

Answer 7

group frequency distribution

Question 8

a grouping in a grouped frequency distribution is called

Answer 8

class

Question 9

the low and high values of a class in a grouped frequency distribution

Answer 9

Class boundries

Question 10

The width between call boundaries is called

Answer 10

class interval

Question 11

the middle value of a class interval

Answer 11

class midpoint