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Standard Deviation and Variance

Authored by Ashley Hobbs

Mathematics

11th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Standard Deviation and Variance
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?

24
36
39
52

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a measure of variability?

mean
median
mode
standard deviation

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

All of the below sets have the same mean.
Set 1-Standard Deviation=3.1
Set 2-Standard Deviation=4.9
Set 3-Standard Deviation=1.7
Set 4-Standard Deviation=3.2
Which set of data probably has the points closest to the mean?

1
2
3
4

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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This data is normally distributed.  What percent of the data is in the shaded region?

68%
95%
99.7%
50%

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Four data sets are shown below.
Set 1: {10, 19, 38, 50, 51}
Set 2: {5, 21, 26, 39, 51}
Set 3: {9, 38, 50, 50, 51}
Set 4: {5, 28, 28, 28, 51}
Which data set has the largest standard deviation?

Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

If the standard deviation of a data set is 4, what is the variance?

2
16
4

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Ervin bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is the sample standard deviation of Ervin's scores?

511.33

22.61

438.48

20.94

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

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