A Disadvantage of Using Grouping (A Frequency Table)with Sample Data

question 57

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of using grouping (a frequency table) with sample data is that:

• A)Calculations involving central tendency and variation are more complicated than central tendency and variation calculations based on ungrouped datA.
• B)The descriptive statistics are less precise than the descriptive statistics obtained using ungrouped data.
• C)The interpretation of the grouped data descriptive statistics is meaningless.
• D)It is much more difficult to summarize the information than it is with the ungrouped data.

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Definitions:

Widely Shared Expectations

These are beliefs or standards that are commonly held and anticipated by a large group of people within a society regarding behaviors, roles, or outcomes.

Males or Females

Terms that refer to the two primary categories of biological sex in many species, including humans, based on reproductive functions and secondary sexual characteristics.

Hermaphrodites

Organisms that have both male and female reproductive organs, allowing them to perform both roles in reproduction.

Intersexed

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