I have an MSA math question. What scale would you use for making a frequency table of the following data 21,79,11,9,55,38,111, and 92? Please answer it I need the question now.
To make a frequency table, you need to examine the range of the data values and decide on an appropriate scale for the table. In this case, the given data values are 21, 79, 11, 9, 55, 38, 111, and 92.
To determine an appropriate scale, start by finding the range of the data. The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the dataset.
The smallest value in the dataset is 9 and the largest value is 111. So, the range is:
Range = 111 - 9 = 102
Now you need to consider the range and the number of intervals or categories you want to have in the frequency table. The number of intervals depends on how detailed you want the table to be. In this case, let's say we want to have 5 intervals.
To find the interval size, divide the range by the number of intervals:
Interval size = Range / Number of intervals
= 102 / 5
≈ 20.4
Since it would be impractical to have decimal intervals in a frequency table, you can round up the interval size to the nearest convenient number. In this case, let's round it up to 25.
So, you would use a scale of 25 for making the frequency table of the given data.