Question

In a report describing the number of people in the family of each of the 400 employees at a manufacturing company, the frequency count at the value 3 was 220. this means that the relative frequency at the 3 level is .44.

A. true
B. false

Answer 1

The statement is false because the relative frequency for families with 3 people is actually 0.55 (220/400), not 0.44 as stated.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement in the question indicates that out of 400 employees in a manufacturing company, 220 have exactly 3 people in their family, and the relative frequency for the value 3 is .44. To determine if this is true or false, we need to calculate the relative frequency. Relative frequency is calculated as the frequency (number of occurrences) of a particular value divided by the total number of data points (in this case, the total number of employees).

Relative frequency = Frequency / Total number of data points
Relative frequency for value 3 = 220 / 400 = 0.55

This calculation shows that the relative frequency for families with 3 people is actually 0.55, not 0.44. Therefore, the statement is false.