Statistics Quiz

Which box and whisker plot has the highest median?

• Top plot
• Bottom plot

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Which box and whisker plot has the smallest lower quartile?

• Top plot
• Bottom plot

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Which box and whisker plot shows more "spread out" data?

• Top plot
• Bottom plot

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation:  10, 9, 3, 8, 10.  The Mean is 8

• 3
• 5
• 1
• 2

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Find the MAD:
58, 38, 54, 48, 26, 36

• 43
• 20
• 10
• 12

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Which sample is more likely to be random?
You want to survey kindergartners on their favorite Disney movie.

• You ask every fifth kindergartner as they leave the lunch room.
• You ask every kindergartener playing in a peewee football game.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

The box plots summarize the science test scores of Mr. Red’s third-period and fourth-period classes for the same test. Both classes have the same number of students. Which statement is correct?

• The value of the third quartile for each class is the same.
  
• In each class, at least 50% of students scored below 84 on the test.
• In each class, 50% of students have test scores between 80 and 92.
• The median test score for the fourth-period class is 2 points greater than the median test score for the third-period class.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Which test has the greater Interquartile Range?

• Test 1
• Test 2
• They are the same

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

A school librarian wants to increase the number of students who read in their free time. He conducts a survey aimed at finding out what kinds of reading material would make students at his school most likely to read in their free time. Which sample would give the librarian the most useful results?

• 20 people of all ages
• 100 people of all ages
• 20 students at the county library
• 100 students at an after-school fundraiser

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CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Your school newspaper is conducting a survey to find out which school sports team is most popular.  How would it most likely get a random sample from the student population?

• By asking every fifth person entering the basketball game
• By asking 10 students from every homeroom
• By asking the parents
• By asking the students on the pep club

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3