Collecting and Displaying Data - Reading AP Questions

Which of the following should be included in a description of a distribution? Select all that apply.

• mean

• median

• mode

• spread

• shape

The presence of outliers always indicate a peculiarity within the data

• true

• false

Which measure of center is easily influenced by outliers?

The mean should always be mentioned when describing a distribution

• true

• false

Which of the following can be used to describe the spread of a distribution? Select all that apply.

• range

• interquartile range

• standard deviation

• standard error

• z-scores

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

Changing units will change the values of (select all that apply)

• mean

• median

• variance

• standard deviation

When comparing two sets of data, which of the following graphs can be used? (select all applicable answers)

• boxplots

• stem-and-leaf plots

• dot plots

• histograms

When comparing distributions, it is not essential to

• use the same scale for multiple boxplots

• compare the means

• compare highest and lowest values

• note any existing gaps

Pie charts should only be used for ______________ data

A census means that __________ population is sampled.