Review for Statistics Test 1

Does the following experiment use quantitative or qualitative data?

"Mr. Taddeo wanted to compare the weights (in grams) of different types of liquids."

• Quantitative
• Qualitative

Does the following experiment use quantitative or qualitative data?

"Mia decided to take a survey of her classmates to find out their favorite types of food."

• Quantitative
• Qualitative

At a middle school, the 7th graders will conduct a survey for where to go on a field trip. Which method will result in the least biased decision?

• to randomly ask 8th grade students who went on a field trip last year

• to ask all 7th graders in the 5th period art class

• to ask all 7th graders in the french club

• to ask every other 7th grader who walks into the lunch room

Which scenario would produce the least biased results?

• asking athletes at a gym what their favorite television show is
• asking shoppers at a store where their favorite place to shop is
• asking fans at a baseball game who their favorite baseball team is
• asking students in a college library what their favorite college sports team is

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Ana wants to know the average student’s opinion of the tardy policy at her school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate results?

• thirty students who are often tardy
• thirty students who are rarely tardy
• thirty of her friends
• thirty randomly selected students from her school

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

There is a negative correlation between the age of a car and the value of a car. Which scatter plot displays this correlation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Find the range.
5, 15, 10, 20, 15, 10, 15

• 5
• 10
• 15
• 13

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CCSS.4.MD.B.4

In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True
• False

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

A data set can have more than one mode

• True
• False

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests, what would your median score be? 

• 84
• 90
• 85
• 88

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3