A report on the trends in college pricing in a certain year included the information in...

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A report on the trends in college pricing in a certain year included the information in the accompanying relative frequency distributions for public and private nonprofit four-year college students. Proportion of Students (Relative Frequency) Private Nonprofit Four-Year College Students Public Four-Year Tuition and Fees College Students $3,000 to $6,000 0.04 0.02 $6,000 to $9,000 0.38 0.06 $9,000 to $12,000 0.28 0.02 $12,000 to $15,000 0.13 0.02 $15,000 to $18,000 0.04 0.03 $18,000 to $21,000 0.04 0.03 $21,000 to $24,000 0.02 0.05 $24,000 to $27,000 0.02 0.07 $27,000 to $30,000 0.02 0.09 $30,000 to $33,000 0.02 0.09 $33,000 to $36,000 0.01 0.09 $36,000 to $39,000 0.00 0.08 $39,000 to $42,000 0.00 0.07 $42,000 to $45,000 0.00 0.07 $45,000 to $48,000 0.00 0.21 (a) Consider the following questions. (i) Construct a relative frequency histogram for tuition and fees for students at public four-year colleges. (Select the correct graph.) CHOICE A Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 369 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 CHOICE B 0.0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 CHOICE C 0.0 3 6 1 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 4245 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) 0.4 Relative Frequency 0.2 0.3 93 0.1 0.0 CHOICE D 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) 1 48 (ii) Write a few sentences describing the distribution of tuition and fees, commenting on shape, center, and variability. READ AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. The distribution of tuition and fees for students at public four-year colleges is Select spread from a low range of Select to a high range of Select CHOICE A . The center is in the range Select Values are (b) Consider the following questions. (i) Construct a relative frequency histogram for tuition and fees for students at private nonprofit four-year colleges. Be sure to use the same scale for the vertical and horizontal axes as you used for the histogram in part (a). (Select the correct graph.) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 00 0.0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 CHOICE B 0.0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 ..] 0.0 CHOICE C 369 48 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 CHOICE D 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) 4245 48 (ii) Write a few sentences describing the distribution of tuition and fees for students at private nonprofit four-year colleges. READ AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. The distribution of tuition and fees for students at private nonprofit four-year colleges is Select Values are spread from a low range of Select to a high range of Select (c) Write a few sentences describing the differences in the two distributions. READ AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. . The center is in the range Select The private college tuition and fees distribution is Select college tuition and fees distribution is Select and the public college tuition and fees distribution is Select The center of the private Select the center of the public college tuition and fees distribution. The spread of the values for the private college distribution is the spread of the values for the public college distribution. A report on the trends in college pricing in a certain year included the information in the accompanying relative frequency distributions for public and private nonprofit four-year college students. Proportion of Students (Relative Frequency) Private Nonprofit Four-Year College Students Public Four-Year Tuition and Fees College Students $3,000 to $6,000 0.04 0.02 $6,000 to $9,000 0.38 0.06 $9,000 to $12,000 0.28 0.02 $12,000 to $15,000 0.13 0.02 $15,000 to $18,000 0.04 0.03 $18,000 to $21,000 0.04 0.03 $21,000 to $24,000 0.02 0.05 $24,000 to $27,000 0.02 0.07 $27,000 to $30,000 0.02 0.09 $30,000 to $33,000 0.02 0.09 $33,000 to $36,000 0.01 0.09 $36,000 to $39,000 0.00 0.08 $39,000 to $42,000 0.00 0.07 $42,000 to $45,000 0.00 0.07 $45,000 to $48,000 0.00 0.21 (a) Consider the following questions. (i) Construct a relative frequency histogram for tuition and fees for students at public four-year colleges. (Select the correct graph.) CHOICE A Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 369 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 CHOICE B 0.0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 CHOICE C 0.0 3 6 1 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 4245 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) 0.4 Relative Frequency 0.2 0.3 93 0.1 0.0 CHOICE D 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) 1 48 (ii) Write a few sentences describing the distribution of tuition and fees, commenting on shape, center, and variability. READ AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. The distribution of tuition and fees for students at public four-year colleges is Select spread from a low range of Select to a high range of Select CHOICE A . The center is in the range Select Values are (b) Consider the following questions. (i) Construct a relative frequency histogram for tuition and fees for students at private nonprofit four-year colleges. Be sure to use the same scale for the vertical and horizontal axes as you used for the histogram in part (a). (Select the correct graph.) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 00 0.0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 CHOICE B 0.0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 ..] 0.0 CHOICE C 369 48 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) Relative Frequency 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 CHOICE D 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 Tuition and Fees (thousands of dollars) 4245 48 (ii) Write a few sentences describing the distribution of tuition and fees for students at private nonprofit four-year colleges. READ AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. The distribution of tuition and fees for students at private nonprofit four-year colleges is Select Values are spread from a low range of Select to a high range of Select (c) Write a few sentences describing the differences in the two distributions. READ AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. . The center is in the range Select The private college tuition and fees distribution is Select college tuition and fees distribution is Select and the public college tuition and fees distribution is Select The center of the private Select the center of the public college tuition and fees distribution. The spread of the values for the private college distribution is the spread of the values for the public college distribution.