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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Solve the problem. 1) Here are the prices for 8 different CD players. Find the standard deviation. $304 $141 $389 $238 $427 $191 $309 $253 1)

A) $96.08 B) $698,562.00 C) $427 D) $340.00 E) $633,938.00 2) The weights (in ounces) of 27 tomatoes are listed below. Find the standard deviation. 1.7 2.6 2.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.6 4.2 B) 0.50 oz C) 0.48 oz D) 0.51 oz E) 0.47 oz 3) 2)

A) 0.49 oz

3) The ages of the 21 members of a track and field team are listed below. Find the standard deviation. 15 24 28 A) 6.5 18 24 28 18 25 30 19 25 32 22 26 33 23 26 40 24 27 42 C) 6.7 D) 6.6 E) 6.3

B) 6.4

4) Here are the average mathematics achievement scores for ninth graders in 34 counties. Find the standard deviation. 597 548 515 462 A) 57 588 542 512 458 587 540 501 444 586 538 498 435 582 537 493 431 580 534 489 407 561 555 550 532 529 526 485 471 465 373 C) 56.6 D) 55 E) 58.3

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B) 56

5) Here are the average mathematics achievement scores for ninth graders in 32 counties. Find the standard deviation. 603 540 485 424 A) 74.3 585 534 480 410 574 531 478 409 572 528 475 389 569 525 471 380 565 524 465 382 564 519 458 355 549 500 455 315 C) 73.3 D) 75.3 E) 75.5

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B) 75

6) A small company employs a supervisor at $1200 a week, an inventory manager at $800 a week, 5 stock boys at $300 a week, and 3 drivers at $700 a week. Which measure of center best describes a typical wage at this company, the mean at $560 or the median at $500? A) Median, because of the outliers $800 and $1200. B) Mean, because the distribution is symmetric. C) Median, because the distribution is skewed to the left. D) Mean, because there are no outliers. E) Median, because of the outlier $1200. 7) A small company employs a supervisor at $1200 a week, an inventory manager at $800 a week, 6 stock boys at $400 a week, and 4 drivers at $700 a week. Which measure of spread, would best describe the payroll, the range, the IQR, or the standard deviation? A) IQR, because it would be least sensitive to the outliers at $800 and $1200. B) IQR, because it would be least sensitive to the outlier at $1200. C) Range, because it would be least sensitive to the outlier at $1200. D) IQR, because the distribution is symmetric. E) Standard deviation, because it would be least sensitive to the outlier at $1200. 8) Here are summary statistics of the four last digits of social security number of 500 customers, corresponding to the following histogram. Count Mean StdDev Median IQR Q1 Q3 500 4950 1531 5009 2009 4028 6037

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7)

8)

Is the mean or median a "better" summary of the center of the distribution? A) Neither, because these are not quantitative data. B) Neither, because these are not categorical data. C) Median, because the IQR is smaller than the standard deviation. D) Median, because of the outliers. E) Mean, because the distribution is quite symmetric. 2

9) The weekly salaries (in dollars) of 24 randomly selected employees of a company are shown below, and displayed on the following boxplot.

9)

310 320 450 460 470 500 520 540 580 600 650 700 710 840 870 900 1000 1200 1250 1300 1400 1720 2500 3700

Find the mean and the median. Which is the most appropriate measure of center? A) Mean: $979; Median: $705 The median is the most appropriate measure of center, because of the outliers. B) Mean: $942; Median: $700 The median is the most appropriate measure of center, because of the outliers. C) Mean: $979; Median: $705 The median is the most appropriate measure of center, because the outliers are not significant in the distribution. D) Mean: $979; Median: $705 The mean is the most appropriate measure of center, because the outliers are not significant in the distribution. E) Mean: $979; Median: $705 The mean is the most appropriate measure of center, because of the outliers.

10) The weekly salaries (in dollars) of 24 randomly selected employees of a company are shown below, and displayed on the following boxplot.

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310 320 450 460 470 500 520 540 580 600 650 700 710 840 870 900 1000 1200 1250 1300 1400 1720 2500 3700

Find the IQR and the standard deviation. Which is the most appropriate measure of spread? A) IQR: $715; standard deviation: $769 The IQR is the most appropriate measure of center, because the outliers are not significant in the distribution. B) IQR: $715; standard deviation: $769 The IQR is the most appropriate measure of center, because of the outliers. C) IQR: $715; standard deviation: $769 The standard deviation is the most appropriate measure of center, because the outliers are not significant in the distribution. D) IQR: $715; standard deviation: $769 The standard deviation is the most appropriate measure of center, because of the outliers. E) IQR: $789.3; standard deviation: $740 The IQR is the most appropriate measure of center, because of the outliers. 11) Office workers were asked how long it took them to travel to work one morning. Here is the stem-and-leaf display. 2 3 4 5 6 0002344578 0257 12789 028 05 11)

Would you use the median or the mean to describe the center of this distribution? A) Mean, because the data are skewed to the left. B) Mean, because the data are symmetric. C) Mean, because the data are skewed to the right. D) Median, because the data are skewed to the left. E) Median, because the data are skewed to the right.

12) Office workers were asked how long it took them to travel to work one morning. Here is the stem-and-leaf display. 2 3 4 5 6 0002344578 0257 12789 028 05

12)

Without actually finding the mean and the median, would you expect the mean to be higher or lower than the median? A) Lower, because the data are skewed to the left. B) Lower, because the data are skewed to the right. C) Higher, because the data are skewed to the left. D) Higher, because the data are skewed to the right. E) Neither, because the mean would be equal to the median. 13) Here is the stem-and-leaf display of the midterm test scores for the seventh-period typing class. 5 6 7 8 9 9 358 24479 3558 137 13)

Would you use the median or the mean to describe the center of this distribution? A) Median, because the data are skewed to the right. B) Mean, because the data are skewed to the right. C) Median, because the data are skewed to the left. D) Mean, because the data are quite symmetric. E) Mean, because the data are skewed to the left.

14) Shown below are the boxplot and summary statistics for the highest temperatures ever recorded (in F) in 32 different U.S. states:

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Count 32 Mean 114.2 Median 114.5 StdDev 7.7 Min 100 Max 134 Q1 107.5 Q3 118

Which measures of center and spread would you use for this distribution? A) Mean and standard deviation, because the outlier affects the mean. B) Mean and IQR, because the outlier does not really affect the mean. C) Median and standard deviation, because the outlier affects the mean. D) Mean and standard deviation, because the outlier does not really affect the mean. E) Median and IQR, because the outlier significantly affects the mean. 15) Shown below are the histogram and summary statistics for the reading scores of 29 fifth graders. 15)

Count Mean Median StdDev Min 29 4.2 4.6 1.3 1.3

Max 5.9

Q1 Q3 3.5 5.4

Which measures of center and spread would you use for this distribution? A) Mean and standard deviation, because the data is symmetric. B) Mean and IQR, because the data is skewed to the left. C) Median and standard deviation, because the data is skewed to the left. D) Median and IQR, because the data is skewed to the left. E) Mean and standard deviation, because the data is skewed to the left.

Create a boxplot that represents the given data. 16) Here are the test scores of 32 students: 32 56 70 80 37 57 71 82 41 59 74 83 44 63 74 86 I 46 65 75 89 48 66 77 92 53 68 78 95 55 69 79 99 II III

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IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

17) Here are the highest temperatures ever recorded (in F) in 32 different U.S. states: 100 100 108 110 114 115 118 119 105 105 106 106 107 107 110 112 112 112 114 114 116 117 118 118 118 118 120 121 122 125 128 134 I II III

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IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

18) The weights (in pounds) of 30 newborn babies are listed below. 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.7 I II III

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IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

19) The test scores of 40 students are listed below. 25 59 73 81 35 62 73 82 43 63 74 83 44 65 76 85 I 47 66 77 89 48 68 77 92 54 69 78 93 55 69 79 94 56 71 80 97 57 71 81 98 II III

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IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

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20) The weekly salaries (in dollars) of 24 randomly selected employees of a company are shown below. 310 320 450 460 470 500 520 540 580 600 650 700 710 840 870 900 1000 1200 1250 1300 1400 1720 2500 3700 I II III

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IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

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21) The normal monthly precipitation (in inches) for August is listed for 20 different U.S. cities. 0.4 2.2 3.5 3.9 1.0 2.4 3.6 4.1 I 1.5 2.7 3.6 4.2 1.6 3.4 3.7 4.2 2.0 3.4 3.7 7.0 II III

21)

IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

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22) The weights (in ounces) of 27 tomatoes are listed below. 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.6 4.2 I II III

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IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

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23) The ages of the 21 members of a track and field team are listed below. 15 18 18 19 22 23 24 24 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 28 30 32 33 40 42 I II III

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IV

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V 24)

24) Here is an ogive of the distribution of students' marks on their statistics test.

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A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V 25)

25) Here are the summary statistics for mathematics scores for one high-school graduating class. n Mean Median SD Min Max Q1 Q3 Male 17 60 63 18.6 30 100 52 78 Female 18 65 66 17.7 36 98 50 80 I II

III

IV

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A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

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Answer Key Testname: UNTITLED1

1) A 2) A 3) C 4) B 5) A 6) E 7) B 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) E 12) D 13) D 14) D 15) D 16) B 17) A 18) E 19) E 20) B 21) C 22) C 23) A 24) D 25) D

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