SCENARIO 2-1 An Insurance Company Evaluates Many Numerical Variables About a Person

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Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 2-1
An insurance company evaluates many numerical variables about a person before deciding on an appropriate rate for automobile insurance.A representative from a local insurance agency selected a random sample of insured drivers and recorded,X,the number of claims each made in the last 3 years,with the following results.

-A type of vertical bar chart in which the categories are plotted in the descending rank order of the magnitude of their frequencies is called a

• A)contingency table.
• B)Pareto chart.
• C)stem-and-leaf display.
• D)pie chart.

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Definitions:

Olfactory Cells

Sensory cells located in the olfactory epithelium of the nose involved in the detection of odors, playing a key role in the sense of smell.

Muscle Spindles

Sensory receptors within the belly of muscles, responding to stretch and actively participating in the regulation of muscle contraction.

Astigmatism

Uneven shape of the cornea or lens of the eye; causes a distortion in the light reaching the retina of the eye.

Nearsightedness

A common vision condition where one can see objects near to them clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. Also known as myopia.