Making Informal Comparative Inferences

Making Informal Comparative Inferences

By Jonesa Montgomery

Open Ended

What does the word symmetric mean?

Open Ended

Define skewed and what it does to the mean

Multiple Choice

What measure do we use for "skewed" data?

• IQR

• Range

• Mean

Open Ended

What is the difference with lower and higher variability?

Poll

Which class generally shows the higher test scores?

• Class A

• Class B

Poll

Which class scores are more consistent with each other?

• Class A

• Class B

Multiple Choice

In which profession does the yearly income vary the most?

• Nuclear Engineer

• Police

• Musician

Multiple Choice

Which profession typically makes a higher salary?

• Nuclear Engineer

• Police

• Musician

Open Ended

Which opera do you think was more preferred? How can you tell?

Multiple Choice

Overall, which bookstore charges less for its books?

• Bookstore A

• Bookstore B

Multiple Choice

Which bookstore shows a greater variation in prices?

• Bookstore A

• Bookstore B

Open Ended

Describe each dot plot as symmetric or skewed.

Multiple Choice

Which city typically shows higher temperature?

• Lake City

• Springfield

Multiple Select

Which city shows a wider range of temperatures?

• Lake City

• Springfield

Multiple Choice

Overall, who runs the faster race?

• Kareem

• Marvin

Multiple Choice

Which runner’s race times are more predictable?

• Kareem

• Marvin

Open Ended

At a glance, who generally receives more junk emails?

Multiple Choice

What inference is best supported by the data?

• A

• B

• C

• D