The following frequency distribution categorizes U.S. adults aged 18 and over by educational attainment in a recent year.

a. Construct a frequency bar graph.

b. Construct a relative frequency distribution.

c. Construct a relative frequency bar graph.

d. Construct a frequency distribution with the following categories: 8 years or less, 9–11 years, High school graduate, Some college but no degree, College degree (Associate’s or Bachelor’s), Graduate degree (Master’s, Professional, or Doctoral).

e. Construct a pie chart for the frequency distribution in part (d).

f. What proportion of people did not graduate from high school?

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Frequency Educational Attainment None (in thousands) 834 1-4 years 5-6 years 7-8 years 9 years 1,764 3,618 4,575 4,068 10 years 4,814 11 years 11,429 High school graduate 70,441 Some college but no degree 45,685 Associate's degree (occupational) 9,380 Associate's degree (academic) 12,100 Bachelor's degree 43,277 Master's degree Professional degree Doctoral degree 16,625 3,099 3,191