You Have Collected Data on the Responses to Two Questions

question 51

Multiple Choice

You have collected data on the responses to two questions asked in a survey of 40 college students majoring in business - What is your gender (Male = M; Female = F) and What is your major (Accountancy = A; Computer Information Systems = C; Marketing = M) . Which of the following is the best for presenting the data?

• A) a time-series plot
• B) a Pareto diagram
• C) a contingency table
• D) a stem-and-leaf display

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Definitions:

Applied Research

Investigations designed to tackle concrete challenges instead of just accumulating information for the sake of it.

Basic Research

Investigation and study conducted to increase fundamental knowledge and understanding of physical, chemical, or functional mechanisms, without immediate practical application.

Temporal Precedence

A principle in establishing causation indicating that the cause must occur before the effect.

Covariation

The measure of how much two variables change together, indicating the extent to which they are associated.