The Nielsen Media Research television rating measures the...

The Nielsen Media Research television rating measures the percentage of television owners who are watching a particular television program. The highest-rated television program in television history was the $M^{*} A^{*} S^{*} H$ Last Episode Special shown on February 28,1983 A 60.2 rating indicated that $60.2 \%$ of all television owners were watching this program. Nielsen Media Research provided the list of the 50 top-rated single shows in television history (The New York Times Almanac, 2006). The following data show the television network that produced each of these 50 top-rated shows. $$\begin{array}{lllll} \mathrm{ABC} & \text { ABC } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } \\ \text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } \\ \text { NBC } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } \\ \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { ABC } \\ \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } \\ \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { NBC } \\ \text { FOX } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } \\ \text { ABC } & \text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { NBC } \\ \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } \\ \text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } & \text { ABC } \end{array}$$ a. Construct a frequency distribution, percent frequency distribution, and bar chart for the data. b. Which network or networks have done the best in terms of presenting top-rated television shows? Compare the performance of ABC, CBS, and NBC.

The Nielsen Media Research television rating measures the percentage of television owners who are watching a particular television program. The highest-rated television program in television history was the $M^{*} A^{*} S^{*} H$ Last Episode Special shown on February 28,1983 A 60.2 rating indicated that $60.2 \%$ of all television owners were watching this program. Nielsen Media Research provided the list of the 50 top-rated single shows in television history (The New York Times Almanac, 2006). The following data show the television network that produced each of these 50 top-rated shows.
$$\begin{array}{lllll}
\mathrm{ABC} & \text { ABC } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } \\
\text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } \\
\text { NBC } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } \\
\text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { ABC } \\
\text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } \\
\text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { NBC } \\
\text { FOX } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } \\
\text { ABC } & \text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { NBC } \\
\text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { NBC } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } \\
\text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { NBC } & \text { ABC }
\end{array}$$
a. Construct a frequency distribution, percent frequency distribution, and bar chart for the data.
b. Which network or networks have done the best in terms of presenting top-rated television shows? Compare the performance of ABC, CBS, and NBC.

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