U1 - U3 Review

Which of the following is the best estimate of the standard deviation of the distribution in the figure?

• 18

• 9

• 54

• 97

• 106

A company wanted to determine the child care costs of its employees. A sample of 25 employees were interviewed and their child care expenses for the previous year were determined. Later, the company discovered that the highest expense in the sample was mistakenly recorded as 5 times the actual amount. However, after correcting the error, the correct amount was still greater than or equal to any other expense in the sample. Which of the following sample statistics must have remained the same after the correction was made?

• variance

• mean

• mode

• range

• median

The equation of the LSRL for the points on a scatterplot is ŷ = 5.3-0.23x. What is the residual for the point (5, 4)?

• -0.15

• 0.15

• 1

• 0.62

• 0.85

The heights of adult women are approximately normally distributed about a mean of 65 inches with a standard deviation of 2 inches. If Bella is at the 87th percentile in height for adult women, then her height, in inches, is closest to

• 63

• 67

• 66

• 72

• 70

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

To check the effect of hot temperatures on the elasticity of two brands of rubber bands, one box of Brand A and one box of Brand B rubber bands are tested. Ten bands from the Brand A box are placed in a warm car in the sun for two hours and ten bands from the Brand B box are kept at room temperature. The amount of stretch before the breakage is measured on each rubber band, and the mean for the hot bands is compared to the mean for the others. Is this a good experimental design?

• No, because the means are not proper statistics for comparison.

• No, because more than two brands should be used.

• No, because more temperatures should be used.

• No, because temperature is confounded with brand.

• Yes

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Andrea's doctor told her that the standardized score (z-score) for her systolic blood pressure, as compared to the blood pressure of other women her age, is 1.75. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this standardized score?

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 175.

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 standard deviations above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age.

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age

• Only 1.75% of women Andrea's age have a higher systolic blood pressure than she does.

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 times the average systolic blood pressure of women her age.

At a college the scores on the Spanish final exam are approximately normally distributed, with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 12. The scores on the Humanities final are also approximately normally distributed, with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 8. A student scored 81 on the Spanish final and 84 on the Humanities final. Relative to the students in each respective class, in which subject did this student do better?

• The student did better in Spanish.

• The student did better in Humanities.

• There is no basis for comparison, since the subjects are different from each other and are in different departments.

• The student did equally well in each course.

• There is not enough information for comparison.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

The student government at a high school wants to conduct a survey of student opinion. It wants to begin with a simple random sample of 80 students. Which of the following survey methods will produce a simple random sample?

• Survey the first 80 students to arrive at school in the morning

• Survey every 5th student entering the school library until 80 students are surveyed.

• Use random numbers to choose 20 each of first-year, second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students.

• Number the students in the official school roster. Use a table of random numbers to choose 80 students from this roster for the survey.

• Number the cafeteria seats. Use a table of random numbers to choose seats and interview the students until 80 have been interviewed.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

The boys and girls basketball teams at a high school had their heights measured at practice. The following data was recorded for their heights. What can you conclude from the distributions?

• The girls have a larger median and a larger range in heights.

• The boys had a smaller median height than the girls; however, the boys had a larger range of heights.

• The median height for the boys and the girls is the same; however, the girls have a larger range.

• The median height for the boys is larger; however, the girls have a larger range.

• No information can be concluded from the distribution since there is no key included.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

The boxplots summarize two data sets, 1 and 2. Which of the following must be true?

I. Class #2 contains more data than Class #1.

II. The box of Class #2 contains more data than the box of Class #1.

III. The data in Class #1 has a smaller range than the data in Class #2.

• I only

• I and III only

• I and II only

• I, II, and III

• III only

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1