Task 1
For 7 days keep track of the number of pieces of mail you receive at your home.
Day
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Amount of Mail
5
2
3
10
0
2
4
Put your data into a frequency table having intervals of 0–4, 5–9, 10–14, and 15–19.
Number of pieces of Mail Received
Frequency
0-4
5
5-9
1
10-14
1
15-19
0
Use the frequency table to create a histogram of the data
10
9
8
7
6
5
x
4
x
3
x
2
x
1
x
x
x
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
Do you notice any patterns in the histogram?
Answer: There is no pattern.
Task 2
For the next 10 days, keep track of the number of text messages you receive on your phone.
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Number of Text Messages
20
15
10
5
7
12
18
22
25
30
Put your data into a frequency table having intervals of 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, and 30-39.
Number of Text Messages Received
Frequency
0-9
1
10-19
3
20-29
4
30-39
2
Use the frequency table to create a histogram of the data
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
Do you notice any patterns in the histogram?
Answer: The histogram shows a pattern where the frequency decreases as the number of text messages increases.
Use the numbers I selected
Apologies for the oversight, let's correct that. Here is the histogram using the numbers you provided:
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
x
x
x
x
x
x x
x x x
x x x
x x x x x
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39
Do you notice any patterns in the histogram?
Answer: The histogram shows a peak in the 20-29 range, indicating that the number of text messages received during this range is higher compared to other ranges. The distribution is skewed to the right.