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1) Favorite Coffee Flavor A survey was taken asking the favorite flavor of a coffee
drink a person prefers. The responses were V = Vanilla, C = Caramel, M = Mocha,
H= Hazelnut, and P= Plain. Construct a categorical frequency distribution for the data.
Which class has the most data values and which class has the fewest data values?
V C P P M M P P M C
M M V M M M V M M M
P V C M V M C P M P
M M M P M M C V M C
C P M P M H H P H P
Solution:
Class Tally Marks Frequency(f) Cumulative Percent
Frequency
V IIII - I 6 6 6/50*100=12%
C IIII - II 7 7+6=13 7/50*100=14%
M IIII - IIII -
IIII -IIII - II 22 13+22=35 22/50*100=44%
H III 3 35+3=38 3/50*100=6%
P IIII - IIII -II 12 38+12=50 12/50*100=24%
TOTAL 50 100%
1) The data that had been obtained was from a population since it represents the ages
of our Presidents at the time they were first inaugurated.
2) The age of the oldest President was 69.
3) The age of the youngest President was 42.
4) It was shown above this page.
5) There is a peak in this distribution because in the tally, the ages ranging from 54 to
57 has the most number. It is higher than the other ages according to the data that had
been obtained.
6) The outliers in this distribution is that there is a large gap between the ages 65 to
68.
7) The nature of the data above showed that the ages ranging from 54 to 57 has the
most number among all the ages that had been gathered.