Tom Schnoor

Minitools Assignment

11-27-07

1. Comparing people that took the flu shot to people that didn’t take the flu
shot, and seeing the difference in the amount of days that they missed is
significant. But the numbers only start getting significant after 2 missed days.
There is difference between people that took the flu shot and people that
didn’t take the flu shot by sixteen who missed 0 to 2 days of work. There
were fifty five who didn’t take the flu shot that missed work, which was
sixteen more compared to the thirty nine that missed and did take the flu
shot.

The numbers almost double when comparing those that took the flue shot
that missed and those that didn’t take that flu shot and missed when looking
at the people that missed 2 to 4 days of work.

Nearly four times the number of people that took the shot and missed work is
equal to the number of people that didn’t take the shot and missed work.

The gap between the numbers of people that took the shot and those that
didn’t take it only grows more and more bigger as the days they miss gets
bigger. Considering that there is significant more amount of people that
missed and didn’t take the flu shot compared to those that missed and did
take the flu shot, I would suggest that giving out free flu shots would be a
very wise decision.

2. The first half of the people that took a flu shot only missed 0-11/2 days where
as the first half o those that didn’t take the flu shot missed 0 -3 days. Also the
first ¾ of the people who took the shot only missed 0-3 days where as the
first ¾ of the people that didn’t take the shot missed 0-5 days.

3. Fixed Interval Width was a much more helpful option when trying to create
reasons with numbers behind the reasons, as to why giving out the flu shot
would be better. I say that because Fixed Interval Width gave numbers of how
many people were represented in each interval. It was very easy to compare
people that missed 0-2 days that took the shot with those that didn’t take the
shot. You could see if numbers doubled or tripled easily. Although it was very
convenient when looking at the “Four Equal Groups” to see that the first ¾ of
the people that took the shot only missed 0-3 days opposed to those that
didn’t take it who missed 0-5 days. But when there are numbers right above
the different segments its more convincing to me to see which set of people
were more numerous.