What Sort of Statistic Does the Following Most Clearly Exemplify

question 70

Multiple Choice

What sort of statistic does the following most clearly exemplify? Of the people in this stadium, 39% have black hair, 29% have brown hair, 19% have blond hair, 6% have red hair, 4% have white hair, and 3% are bald.

• A)total
• B)ratio
• C)distribution
• D)average
• E)median

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