Number crunching.Survey takers often break down their findings in various ways. A simple survey might report only what percentage of all Americans own at least one gun. But when a report breaks data down into various categories, a broader picture emerges. The graphs This partial list of graphs contains definitions of graphs and graph families which are known by particular names, but do not have a Wikipedia article of their own. For collected definitions of graph theory terms that do not refer to individual graph types, such as below shows just a few of the ways data from a single survey may be broken down. Study them, then answer the questions that follow.</p> <pre> U.S. GUN OWNERS *: WHO, WHERE, WHY, AND HOW Owners by community type (does not total 100% due to rounding and other factors) Rural 43.6% Town/small city 27.7% Suburb suburb, a community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city. In the 20th cent. 15.9% Large city 15.6% Reasons for carrying a gun (more than one reason possible) Target practice 70.1% Hunting 46.7% Protection 41.6% Work 10.7% Gun owners who have permits Yes 33.3% No 62.2% Not required 3.5% Don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. 1.0% * The survey found that 22 to 24 percent of U.S. adults personally own a gun. SOURCE: 2001 NATIONAL GUN POLICY SURVEY, NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER Note: Table made from bar graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. . </pre> <p>QUESTIONS 1. What percentage of U.S. gun owners live in rural areas? 2. Just over 10 percent of gun owners gave which reason for carrying a gun? 3. What is the most common reason given for carrying a gun? 4. What percentage of gun owners are hunters? 5. What percentage of owners live in an area where no permit is required to carry a gun? 6. Suburbs are home to what percentage of U.S. gun owners? 7. Which community type has about the same percent age of gun owners as suburbs? 8. About one third of all U.S. gun owners have what? 9. The data for these graphs came from a survey published when? 10. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. that survey, what percentage of U.S. adults personally own a gun? Bonus: What kinds of jobs might require a gun? Answers 1. 43.6% 2. work (10.7%) 3. target practice (70.1%) 4. 46.7% 5. 3.5% 6. 15.9% 7. large city (15.6%) 8. They have a permit to carry a gun (33.3%). 9. 2001 (see source line) 10. 22 to 24% (see footnote Text that appears at the bottom of a page that adds explanation. It is often used to give credit to the source of information. When accumulated and printed at the end of a document, they are called "endnotes." ) Bonus: Answers will vary. |
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