Problem Set 1.6:Frequencies and Percents

Criterion: Identify frequencies and percents.

Instructions:State whether a cumulative frequency, relative frequency, relative percent, cumulative relative frequency, or cumulative percent is most appropriate for describing the following situations. For cumulative distributions, indicate whether these should be summarized from the top down or from the bottom up.

Data:

1. 1The frequency of businesses with at least 20 employees: Cumulative frequency and top down.
2. 2The frequency of college students with less than a 3.0 GPA: Cumulative relative frequency and top down.
3. The percentage of women completing 1, 2, 3, or 4 tasks simultaneously: Relative percent
4. The proportion of pregnancies performed in public or private hospitals: Relative percent
5. The percentage of alcoholics with more than 2 years of substance abuse: Cumulative percent which is summed from smallest to biggest and from bottom up.