standard_description: Summarize categorical data for two categories in two-way frequency tables. Interpret relative frequencies in the context of the data (including joint, marginal, and conditional relative frequencies). Recognize possible associations and trends in the data.
problem_activity: Problem 1
After watching
Why Statistics
from the U.S. Census Bureau and
Why You Need to Study Statistics
from
This is Statistics,
what is statistics and how can it be applied?
Problem 2
Below are two data representations. How are these representations similar? Different?
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Problem 3
Aaron wanted to answer the question “How old are people in Boston?” He accessed this data from the US Census Bureau:
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Aaron looked at the data and was unsure of how to answer his question. He summarized the data from the table above into the histogram below.
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How would you answer Aaron’s question based on the histogram of data?


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