magazine com 2011 11 what we know about wealth a In truth
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magazine com 2011 11 what we know about wealth a In truth the top fifth in terms of wealth actually held about what per centage of the wealth b Which figures Ideal Estimate or Truth show the least variation c Which figures Ideal Estimate or Truth show the most variation d Do people making estimates tend to underestimate or to overestimate the proportion of wealth held by the top 20 Percentage 90 80 Percentage 70 50 40 30 20 10 0 7 10 5 30 25 20 15 L 0 Top Fifth O Education The graph shows the education of residents of and Acres and Oxnard both of which are towns in Ventura mty in California c Some people believe that women tend to lean more than men toward liberal political positions such as those advocated by the Democrats Compare the graphs for Exercises 2 41 and 2 42 Do you see evidence of this Explain hh 2nd Middle 4th Fifth Wealth in Fifths in US 1000 Ideal Estimate Truth Bottom Fifth Fifth Fifth Strong Dem Dem not strong Bar Chart of Political Party for Women Other 10 Rep not strong Strong Rep 0 Strong Dem Dem not strong Pie Chart of Political Party for Men Percentage SECTION EXERCISES 50 2 42 Political Party Affiliation Women The 2012 General Social Survey GSS asked its respondents to report their political party affiliation The graphs show the results for 1081 women a Which political affiliation has the most women b What political affiliation has the second largest number of women Is this easier to determine with the bar chart or with the pie chart Expla 40 Other 30 20 Rep not strong 2 44 Retail Car Sales With gas prices rising as they between 1985 and 2007 you might expect people to mo buying smaller cars Compare the types of cars sold in 1 and 2007 as shown in the figure Source 2009 World A Book of Facts a Which type of car sold the most in all three years b What is the trend for small cars Has a higher or a lower small cars sold in more recent years c What is the trend for large cars 10 0 Strong Rep Party Strong Dem Dem not strong Other 1985 Rep not strong Strong Rep Car Sales CHAPTER 2 2000 2007