5. This graph shows the total payment amounts in 2011 (in thousands of US$) for a random sample of 400 US physicians who received payments from any of 8 major pharmaceutical companies in 2011. The vertical axis represents the percent of physicians. (Source: Propublica "Dollars for Docs" Online Database) Physician Payments from 8 Pharmaceutical Companies Random Sample of US Physicians, 2011 (n-400) Sample Summary Statisties (n=400)) (estimates in thousands of dollars) Mean (X ): 10 Standard Deviation (s): 17 Range: 0.1 to 121 Percentiles: 2.5th: 0.3 25th: 1.5 50h: 3.6 75th: 10 97.5th: 74 100 125 Payment Amount (Thousands of Dollars) 50 75 150 Which of the following statements best tells the story of these data? The percentage of physicians receiving a given payment amount was relatively similar for all values across the range of payment values. The majority of physicians received relatively "small" payments (<$25,000) and a smaller percentage received payments greater than this majority. Physicians did not receive adequate payments from the pharmaceutical companies. The majority of physicians received relatively "large" payments (> $25,000) and a smaller percentage received payments less than this majority. 08 09

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5. This graph shows the total payment amounts in 2011 (in thousands of USS) for a random sample of 400 US physicians
who received payments from any of 8 major pharmaceutical companies in 2011. The vertical axis represents the percent
of physicians. (Source: Propublica "Dollars for Docs" Online Database)
Physician Payments from 8 Pharmaceutical Companies
Random Sample of US Physicians, 2011 (n-400)
Sample Summary Statisties (n=400))
(estimates in thousands of dollars)
Mean (X ): 10
Standard Deviation (s): 17
Range: 0.1 to 121
Percentiles:
2.5th: 0.3
25th: 1.5
50h: 3.6
75th: 10
97.5th: 74
50
75
100
125
150
Payment Amount (Thousands of Dollars)
Which of the following statements best tells the story of these data?
The percentage of physicians receiving a given payment amount was relatively similar for all values across the range
of payment values.
The majority of physicians received relatively "small" payments (<$25,000) and a smaller percentage received
payments greater than this majority.
Physicians did not receive adequate payments from the pharmaceutical companies.
The majority of physicians received relatively "large" payments (> $25,000) and a smaller percentage received
payments less than this majority.
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Transcribed Image Text:5. This graph shows the total payment amounts in 2011 (in thousands of USS) for a random sample of 400 US physicians who received payments from any of 8 major pharmaceutical companies in 2011. The vertical axis represents the percent of physicians. (Source: Propublica "Dollars for Docs" Online Database) Physician Payments from 8 Pharmaceutical Companies Random Sample of US Physicians, 2011 (n-400) Sample Summary Statisties (n=400)) (estimates in thousands of dollars) Mean (X ): 10 Standard Deviation (s): 17 Range: 0.1 to 121 Percentiles: 2.5th: 0.3 25th: 1.5 50h: 3.6 75th: 10 97.5th: 74 50 75 100 125 150 Payment Amount (Thousands of Dollars) Which of the following statements best tells the story of these data? The percentage of physicians receiving a given payment amount was relatively similar for all values across the range of payment values. The majority of physicians received relatively "small" payments (<$25,000) and a smaller percentage received payments greater than this majority. Physicians did not receive adequate payments from the pharmaceutical companies. The majority of physicians received relatively "large" payments (> $25,000) and a smaller percentage received payments less than this majority. 08 09
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