NUMERICAL DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: CHAPTER 3 1) Which measure of central location is appropriate whenever we wish to estimate the expected mean

return, or growth rate, for a single year in the future? a. The arithmetic mean b. The geometric mean c. The median d. The mode 2) The mean for ungrouped data is: a. the value of the middle term in a ranked data set b. the sum of all values divided by the number of values c. the difference between the maximum and minimum values d. the mean of the deviations of values from the mean 3) The median for ungrouped data is: a. the value of the middle term in a ranked data set b. the value that occurs with maximum frequency c. the sum of all values divided by the number of values d. the mean of the deviations of values from the mean 4) The mode for ungrouped data is: a. the difference between the maximum and minimum values b. the value that occurs with maximum frequency c. the value of the middle term in a ranked data set d. the mean of the deviations of values from the mean 5) When an outlier is dropped from a data set, the value of the mean is affected: a. more than the value of the median b. less than the value of the median c. less than the value of the mode d. none of the above 6) Chebyshevs Theorem states that the percentage of measurements in a data set that fall within three standard deviations of their mean is: a. 75% b. at least 75% c. 89% d. at least 89% 7) The Empirical Rule states that the approximate percentage of measurements in a data set (providing that the data set has a bell-shaped distribution) that fall within two standard deviations of their mean is approximately: a. 68% b. 75% c. 95%

d. 99% 8) An outlier is a value that is: a. very small or very large relative to the majority of the values in a data set b. either 100 units smaller or 100 units larger relative to the majority of the values in a data set c. greater than the mean of a data set d. none of the above 9) The value given by the ((n + 1)/2)th term in a ranked data set is called: a. the mean b. the standard deviation c. the range d. the median 10) The value of the middle term in a ranked data set is called: a. the mean b. the standard deviation c. the mode d. the median 11) Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency? a. The mean b. The mode c. The range d. The median 12) The summary measure obtained by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values in a data set is called: a. the mean b. the standard deviation c. the mode d. the median 13) The value that occurs with a maximum frequency in a data set is called: a. the mean b. the standard deviation c. the mode d. the median 14) Which of the following summary measures is influenced most by the outliers? a. The mean b. The median c. The mode d. The median and mode

15) Which of the following can be calculated for qualitative data? a. The mean b. The range c. The mode d. The median 16) Which of the following can have more than one value? a. The mean b. The median c. The range d. The mode 17) If a histogram is skewed to the right, then: a. the values of the mean, median, and mode are identical b. the mean is greater than the median and the median is greater than the mode c. the values of the mean and median are equal but the mode is different d. the mode is greater than the median and the median is greater than the mean 18) If a histogram is symmetric with one peak, then: a. the values of the mean, median, and mode are identical b. the mean is greater than the median and the median is greater than the mode c. the values of the mean and median are equal but the mode is different d. the mode is greater than the median and the median is greater than the mean 19) Since the population is always larger than the sample, the population mean: a. is always larger than the sample mean b. is always smaller than the sample mean c. is always smaller than or equal to the sample mean d. can be smaller than, or larger than, or equal to the sample mean 20) Which of the following summary measures is affected most by outliers? a. The median b. The range c. The interquartile range d. All of the above 21) If a histogram is skewed to the left, then: a. the values of the mean, median, and mode are identical b. the mean is greater than the median and the median is greater than the mode c. the values of the mean and median are equal but the mode is different d. the mode is greater than the median and the median is greater than the mean 22) If the value of the mean is greater than the value of the median, then the histogram is: a. skewed to the left b. symmetrical c. rectangular

d. skewed to the right 23) If the value of the mean is less than the value of the median, then the histogram is: a. skewed to the left b. symmetrical c. rectangular d. skewed to the right The annual salaries of six ISU graduates are as follows: $22,000 $35,000 $22,000 $46,000 $57,000 $72,000 24) The mean salary of these graduates is: a. $42,333 b. $40,500 c. $53,000 d. $22,000 25) The median salary of these graduates is: a. $42,330 b. $40,500 c. $53,000 d. $22,000 26) The mode of salaries for these graduates is: a. $42,330 b. $40,500 c. $53,000 d. $22,000 The temperatures (in Fahrenheit) observed during seven days of summer in Peoria, Illinois are: 78, 99, 68, 91, 99, 75, and 85. 27) The mean for this data set is: a. 89 b. 85 c. 78 d. 99 28) The median for this data set is: a. 89 b. 85 c. 78 d. 99

29) The mode for this data set is: a. 89 b. 85 c. 78 d. 99 The times (in minutes) taken by nine students to commute to Chicago are 52, 47, 57, 33, 39, 43, 52, 46, and 36. 30) The mean for this data set is: a. 45 b. 47 c. 52 d. 46 31) The median for this data set is: a. 45 b. 47 c. 52 d. 46 32) The mode for this data set is: a. 45 b. 47 c. 52 d. 46 The points scored by Red-Bird team in five basketball games are 108, 124, 88, 97, and 113. 33) The mean for this data set is: a. 111 b. 98 c. 94 d. 106 34) The median for this data set is: a. 113 b. 97 c. 108 d. 88 35) The mode for this data set is: a. 88 b. 97 c. 113

d. this data set does not have a mode 36) The prices of five houses in a small town are $129,000, $183,750, $151,000, 1,275,800, and $99,000. The best measure of central tendency in this case is: a. the median b. the mean c. the box-and-whisker d. the variance The scores of eight students taking a statistics test are 87, 93, 76, 7, 84, 90, 95, and 81. 37) The best measure of central tendency in this case is: a. the median b. the mean c. the box-and-whisker d. the variance 38) The mean score of 15 male students taking a biology test is 74 and the mean score of 12 female students taking the same test is 77. The combined mean score of 27 male and female students is: a. 74.67 b. 77.33 c. 75.33 d. 75.67 39) The mean age of five members of a family is 40 years. The ages of four of the five members are 61, 58, 27, and 24. The age of the fifth member is: a. 32 b. 36 c. 30 d. 22 40) The range is obtained by: a. dividing the sum of all values by the number of values b. taking the difference between the maximum and minimum values c. averaging the two middle terms in a ranked data set d. adding the two values that have the maximum frequencies 41) The summary measure obtained by taking the difference between the maximum and minimum values of a data set is called: a. the median b. the standard deviation c. the variance d. the range 42) Which of the following summary measures is influenced most by the outlier(s)?

a. b. c. d.

the standard deviation the range the variance the median

43) If all values in a data set are equal, the value of the standard deviation for that data set is: a. positive b. greater than 1 c. zero d. between zero and 1 44) The value of the standard deviation of a data set is: a. never zero b. never negative c. never positive d. always positive 45) The value of the variance for a data set is: a. always greater than zero b. always negative c. never negative d. never zero 46) Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion? a. The standard deviation b. The variance c. The range d. The median 47) The average score for a class of 30 students was 75. The 20 male students in the class averaged 70. The female students in the class averaged: a. 75 b. 85 c. 65 d. 80 48) The quantity x is called: a. the standard deviation b. the deviation of x from the mean c. the variance d. the range 49) The measurement units of the variance are always: a. the same as those of the original data b. the square of the measurement units of the original data c. 50% of the measurement units of the original data

d. none of the above 50) The measurement units of the standard deviation are always: a. the same as those of the original data b. the square of the measurement units of the original data c. 50% of the measurement units of the original data d. none of the above 51) The standard deviation is obtained by: a. multiplying the variance by 2 b. squaring the variance c. dividing the variance by 2 d. taking the square root of the variance 52) The variance is obtained by: a. taking the square root of the standard deviation b. squaring the standard deviation c. dividing the standard deviation by 2 d. multiplying the standard deviation by 2 53) A numerical measure calculated for population data is called a(n): a. parameter b. statistic c. empirical rule d. probability distribution 54) Which of the following is not a measure of variability? a. The range b. The variance c. The arithmetic mean d. The standard deviation 55) A numerical measure calculated for sample data is called a(n): a. parameter b. statistic c. empirical rule d. probability distribution 56) The length of the box in the box-and-whisker plot portrays: a. the median b. the interquartile range c. the range d. the third quartile 57) Expressed in percentiles, the interquartile range is the difference between the a. 10% and 60% values b. 45% and 95% values

c. 25% and 75% values d. 15% and 65% values 58) The commuting time (in minutes) from home to work for a sample of five persons is 47, 53, 28, 31, and 16. The mean calculated for these data is called: a. an empirical rule b. a probability distribution c. a parameter d. a statistic 59) The ages of all seven employees of a real estate agency are 29, 37, 58, 41, 24, 65, and 44. The standard deviation calculated for these data is called: a. an empirical rule b. a probability distribution c. a parameter d. a statistic 60) A sample of 20 observations has a standard deviation of 3. The sum of the squared deviations from the sample mean is: a. 20 b. 23 c. 29 d. 171 61) Which measure of central location is meaningful when the data are qualitative? a. The arithmetic mean b. The geometric mean c. The median d. The mode The annual salaries of a sample of six ISU graduates are as follows: $26,000 $35,000 $19,000 $46,000 $56,000 $72,000. 62) The range for these data is: a. $56,000 b. $39,000 c. $47,000 d. $53,000 63) The variance of these data is approximately: a. 238,476 b. 426,983 c. 397,867 d. 621,543

64) The standard deviation for these data is approximately: a. $15,440 b. $20,660 c. $19,950 d. $24,930 The temperatures (in Fahrenheit) observed during seven days of summer in Peoria, Illinois are 78, 99, 68, 91, 99, 75, and 85. 65) The range for this data set is: a. 37 b. 31 c. 43 d. 28 66) The variance for this data set is approximately: a. 131.667 b. 144.333 c. 157.667 d. 139.333 67) The approximate value of the standard deviation for this data set is approximately: a. 11.47 b. 11.80 c. 12.56 d. 12.01 The times (in minutes) taken by a sample of nine students to complete a statistics test are 52, 47, 57, 33, 39, 43, 52, 46, and 36. 68) The range for this data set is: a. 28 b. 21 c. 24 d. 32 69) The variance for this data set is: a. 100 b. 25 c. 64 d. 144

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70) The standard deviation for this data set is: a. 10 b. 5 c. 12 d. 8 The waiting time for a random sample of 50 customers who visited ISU Coffee Shop was recorded. The following table gives the frequency distribution of waiting times (in minutes) for these customers. Waiting Time 10 to less than 16 16 to less than 22 22 to less than 28 28 to less than 34 34 to less than 40 40 to less than 46 71) The value of m is: a. 1,483 b. 1,292 c. 2,275 d. 1,933 72) The value of m2 is: a. 1,669,264 b. 36,338 c. 13,588 d. 578,206 73) The mean waiting time is: a. 35.75 minutes b. 28.49 minutes c. 19.67 minutes d. 25.84 minutes 74) The variance of waiting times is approximately: a. 578.904 b. 60.260 c. 158.525 d. 393.560 75) The standard deviation of waiting times is approximately: a. 11.81 b. 7.76 6 10 14 12 7 1

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c. 12.59 d. 19.84 The following table gives the frequency distribution of test scores of all 40 students in a management class. Test Score 41 to 50 51 to 60 61 to 70 71 to 80 81 to 90 91 to 100 76) The value of m is: a. 1,025 b. 2,598 c. 4,520 d. 3,060 77) The value of m2 is: a. 9,363,600 b. 241,250 c. 580,755 d. 4,672,407 78) The mean test score for this class is: a. 89.25 b. 76.50 c. 65.75 d. 79.50 79) The variance of the test scores for this class is: a. 590.112 b. 285.679 c. 183.590 d. 372.850 80) The standard deviation of the test scores is approximately: a. 24.29 b. 16.88 c. 13.55 d. 19.29 81) Chebyshev's theorem is applicable to: a. a bell-shaped distribution only 2 4 4 14 10 6

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b. any kind of distribution c. a skewed to the right distribution only d. a skewed to the left distribution only 82) The empirical rule is applicable to: a. a bell-shaped distribution only b. any kind of distribution c. a skewed to the right distribution only d. a skewed to the left distribution only 83) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the minimum percentage of values that fall within two standard deviations of the mean is: a. 81% b. 75% c. 69% d. 73% 84) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the minimum percentage of values that fall within three standard deviations of the mean is approximately: a. 89% b. 82% c. 92% d. 78% 85) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the minimum percentage of values that fall within 2.5 standard deviations of the mean is: a. 81% b. 86% c. 76% d. 84% 86) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of values that fall within one standard deviation of the mean is approximately: a. 63% b. 72% c. 68% d. 59% 87) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of values that fall within three standard deviations of the mean is approximately: a. 99.4% b. 99.7% c. 97.9% d. 97.3%

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88) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of values that fall within two standard deviations of the mean is approximately: a. 93% b. 95% c. 94% d. 91% The mean age of all high school teachers in New York state is 43 years and the standard deviation of their ages is six years. 89) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the percentage of teachers in New York who are 25 to 61 years old is at least: a. 87% b. 95% c. 84% d. 89% 90) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the percentage of teachers in New York who are 31 to 55 years old is at least: a. 77% b. 75% c. 70% d. 95% 91) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the percentage of teachers in New York who are 28 to 58 years old is at least: a. 81% b. 89% c. 84% d. 86% The ages of all high school teachers in New York state have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 43.0 years and a standard deviation of 6.0 years. 92) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of teachers in this state who are 37 to 49 years old is approximately: a. 75% b. 68% c. 95% d. 62% 93) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of teachers in this state who are 25 to 61 years old is approximately: a. 99.4% b. 97.9% c. 98.3% d. 99.7%

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94) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of teachers in this state who are 31 to 55 years old is approximately: a. 97% b. 94% c. 89% d. 95% The mean income of all MBA degree holders from ISU working for Caterpillar is $72,000 per year and the standard deviation of their incomes is $12,000. 95) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the percentage of MBA degree holders, who work for Caterpillar, with an annual income of $36,000 to $108,000 is at least: a. 98% b. 89% c. 83% d. 91% 96) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the percentage of MBA degree holders, who work for Caterpillar, with an annual income of $48,000 to $96,000 is at least: a. 57% b. 95% c. 68% d. 75% 97) According to Chebyshev's theorem, the percentage of MBA degree holders, who work for Caterpillar, with an annual income of $42,000 to $102,000 is at least: a. 84% b. 89% c. 95% d. 68% 98) Which of the following statements is true for the following data values: 7, 5, 6, 4, 7, 8, 12? a. The mean, median and mode are all equal b. Only the mean and median are equal c. Only the mean and mode are equal d. Only the median and mode are equal 99) Which of the following statements is true? a. The sum of the deviations from the arithmetic mean is always zero b. The sum of the squared deviations from the arithmetic mean is always zero c. The arithmetic mean is always less than the geometric mean d. The standard deviation is always smaller than the variance

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The annual incomes of all MBA degree holders working for Caterpillar have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of $72,000 and a standard deviation of $12,000. 100) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of MBA degree holders, who work for Caterpillar, with an annual income of $60,000 to $84,000 is approximately: a. 86% b. 68% c. 64% d. 89% 101) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of MBA degree holders, who work for Caterpillar, with an annual income of $36,000 to $108,000 is approximately: a. 97.9% b. 99.4% c. 94.9% d. 99.7% 102) According to the empirical rule, the percentage of MBA degree holders, who for Caterpillar, with an annual income of $48,000 to $96,000 is approximately: a. 75% b. 95% c. 88% d. 97% 103) The quartiles divide a ranked data set into: a. 2 equal parts b. 4 equal parts c. 100 equal parts d. 10 equal parts 104) The percentiles divide a ranked data set into: a) 2 equal parts b) 4 equal parts c) 100 equal parts d) 10 equal parts 105) A data set has: a) 4 quartiles b) 3 quartiles c) 5 quartiles d) 2 quartiles 106) A data set has: a) 10 percentiles b) 100 percentiles c) 4 percentiles

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d) 99 percentiles 107) The second quartile of a data set is also called the: a) mean b) mode c) range d) median 108) The value of the third quartile for a data set is 45. This means that: a) 25% of the values in that data set are smaller than 45 b) 75% of the values in that data set are smaller than 45 c) 75% of the values in that data set are greater than 45 d) none of the above 109) The value of the 60th percentile for a data set is 175. This means that: a) 40% of the values in that data set are smaller than 175 b) 60% of the values in that data set are smaller than 175 c) 60% of the values in that data set are greater than 175 d) none of the above 110) The percentile rank of a value in a data set is 25. This means that: a) 25% of the values in that data set are smaller than that value b) 25% of the values in that data set are greater than that value c) 75% of the values in that data set are smaller than that value d) none of the above The waiting times (in minutes) for 11 customers at Chillis restaurant are 13, 9, 5, 15, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 2, and 6. 111) The first quartile for these data is: a) 11 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 112) The second quartile for these data is: a) 13 b) 11 c) 5 d) 9 113) The third quartile for these data is: a) 11 b) 13 c) 9

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d) 15 114) The approximate value of the 60th percentile for these data is: a) 13 b) 7 c) 11 d) 9 115) The percentile rank of the customer who waited six minutes is: a) 33.67 b) 21.54 c) 27.27 d) 47.81 The work experiences (in years) of 14 employees in State Farm are 8, 21, 11, 4, 15, 17, 10, 9, 8, 6, 2, 11, 27, and 6. 116) The first quartile for these data is: a) 8 b) 10 c) 6 d) 4 117) The second quartile for these data is: a) 9.0 b) 11.5 c) 9.5 d) 8.5 118) The third quartile for these data is: a) 11 b) 15 c) 17 d) 27 119) The approximate value of the 70th percentile for these data is: a) 17 b) 9 c) 21 d) 11 120) The percentile rank of 17 is: a) 74.98 b) 82.54 c) 63.45 d) 78.57

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121) Data concerning the time between failures (in hours of operation) for a computer printer have been recorded, and the first quartile equals 45 hours, the second quartile equals 57 hours, and the third quartile equals 77 hours. The value for the lower inner fence equals: a. -3 b. 45 c. 15 d. -6 122) Data concerning the time between failures (in hours of operation) for a computer printer have been recorded, and the first quartile equals 45 hours, the second quartile equals 57 hours, and the third quartile equals 77 hours. The value for the upper inner fence equals: a. 25 b. 100 c. 75 d. 125 123) Data concerning the time between failures (in hours of operation) for a computer printer have been recorded, and the first quartile equals 45 hours, the second quartile equals 57 hours, and the third quartile equals 77 hours. Which one of the following observations from the data set would be considered as an outlier? a. 130 b. 100 c. 122 d. 30 The following data give the pairs of shoes sold per day by Shoe Carnival store in the last 20 days. 85 89 90 86 89 71 70 76 79 77 80 89 83 70 83 65 75 90 76 86

124) What are the median and mode of these data? a) median = 81.5, mode = 83 b) median = 80, mode = 83 c) median = 83, mode = 89 d) median = 81.5, mode = 89 The following data give the hours worked by a policeman during his last 16 shifts. 25 26 23 28 20 18 28 17 26 21 15 25 19 20 21 20

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mean = 23.4667, variance = 18.0255 mean = 22, variance = 14.3355 mean = 22, variance = 15.7333 mean = 23.4667, variance = 15.7333

126) If two data sets have the same range: a. the distances from the smallest to largest observations in both sets will be the same b. the smallest and largest observations are the same in both sets c. both sets will have the same mean d. both sets will have the same interquartile range 127) Which of the following statements is true? a. When the distribution is skewed to the left, mean > median > mode b. When the distribution is skewed to the right, mean < median < mode c. When the distribution is symmetric and unimodal, mean = median = mode d. When the distribution is symmetric and bimodal, mean = median = mode 128) The points-per-game totals for a particular basketball league over a single season has a mean of 155 and a variance of 36. Using Chebyshev's theorem, the percentage of games in which between 143 and 167 points were scored is at least: a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 100% 129) For a population of 200 elements having a bell-shaped distribution, approximately how many elements will lie within one standard deviation of the mean according to the empirical rule? a. 136 b. 68 c. 190 d. 95 Answer Key: 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. d 10. d 11. c 15. c 16. d 17. b 18. a 19. d 20. c 21. d 22. d 23. a 24. a 25. b 60. d 61. d 62. d 63. c 64. c 65. b 66. b 67. a 68. c 69. c 70. d 105. b 106. d 107. d 108. b 109. b 110. a 111. b 112. d 113. b 114. d 115. c

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26. d 27. b 28. b 29. d 30. a 31. d 32. c 33. d 34. c 35. d 36. a 37. a 38. c 39. c 40. b 41. d 42. b 43. c 44. b 45. c 46. d 47. b 48. b 49. b 50. a 51. d 52. b 53. a 54. c 55. b 56. b 57. c 58. d 59. c

71. b 72. b 73. d 74. b 75. b 76. d 77. b 78. b 79. c 80. c 81. b 82. a 83. b 84. a 85. d 86. c 87. b 88. b 89. d 90. b 91. c 92. b 93. d 94. d 95. b 96. d 97. a 98. a 99. a 100. b 101. d 102. b 103. b 104. c

116. c 117. c 118. b 119. d 120. d 121. a 122. d 123. a 124. d 125. c 126. a 127. c 128. c 129. a

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