AP Statistics 1.5 Quantitative Graphs Overview
Choose and construct a graphical representation for one quantitative variable, matching the display to the data and the question being investigated.
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Choose and construct a graphical representation for one quantitative variable, matching the display to the data and the question being investigated.
Tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean with sustained winds that exceed 74 miles per hour are called typhoons. Graph A below displays the number of recorded typhoons in two regions of the Pacific Ocean-the Eastern Pacific and the Western Pacific-for the years from 1997 to 2010.

GRAPH A
Graph B below shows both yearly frequencies (connected by dashed lines) and the respective 4-year moving averages (connected by solid lines). Use your answer in part (c) to complete the graph.

GRAPH B

Completed Graph B showing the 2010 Western Pacific 4-year moving average at 25.25.