The Following Questions Refer to the Two Tables Below Describing

question 70

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the two tables below describing the hypothetical distribution of daily criminal activity in two cities.
Distribution #1Distribution #2# of crimesPercent# of crimesPercent0-881-2.589-11122-3.51212403-4.54013-15284-5.52816105-6.51017 or more26-7.52
-What guideline for combining values in a frequency distribution was violated in Distribution #1?

• A) mutually exclusive categories
• B) exhaustive categories
• C) categories of equal width
• D) category width equals a whole number

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Southern Hemisphere

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Appalachian Mountains

A mountain range in Eastern North America, extending from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador to central Alabama in the United States.

Canadian Shield

A vast area of mostly crystalline rocks exposed in the eastern half of Canada and the Great Lakes region of the United States.

Precambrian

The era in Earth's history before the Cambrian Period, representing the time from the planet's formation to 541 million years ago.