Ex 1: A survey asked college students the number of times that they had gone out to eat in the previous week. The data collected are as follows:

4 7 5 2 4 3

3 6 4 4 2 5

6 1 5 5 1 6

4 6 4 4 5

2 4 5 4 6 3

Look at the data. What trends or conclusions can you see?

Finish the frequency distribution of the above data:

x (# times eating out) Tally marks f

1 || 2

2 |||| 4

3 ||| 3

4 ||||| |||| 9

5

6

7

Can you more easily identify trends or conclusions when looking at the data in this form?

a. How many people were surveyed? n = _______