Statistics Review

Which statement is best supported by the box plot?

• The mean of the data is 85.

• There were 98 students included in the data.

• The median of the data is 85.

• Half of the students scored between 68 and 94.

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Which statement is true about a box plot where the length of the left box and left whisker is the SAME length as the right box and right whisker?

• The right half of the data is more clustered than the left half.

• The upper extreme and the lower extreme are the same.

• Both halves of the data have an equal spread.

• There are no outliers.

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Select the four statements that are true about the box plot shown.

• The range of the exam scores is 77.

• The median score is 83.

• 25% of the exam scores are above 68.

• 75% of the exam scores are below 93.

• The left side of the data is more spread out and the right side is more clustered.

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Select the two statements that are true about this line plot.

• The distribution is symmetric.

• The distribution is skewed.

• The mean should be used to describe the center of the data distribution.

• The median should be used to describe the center of the data distribution.

• The spread of the data is 10.

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Which statement about the data in the histogram is true?

• The distribution of the data is symmetrical, so the peak is not in the middle of the data.

• The distribution of the data is symmetrical, so the peak is in the middle of the data.

• The distribution of the data is skewed, so the peak is not in the middle of the data.

• The distribution of the data is skewed, so the peak is in the middle of the data.

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Which three statements are true about this line plot?

• The distribution is symmetric.

• The distribution is skewed.

• The mean should be used to describe the center of the data distribution.

• The median should be used to describe the center of the data distribution.

• The spread of the data is 6.

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Which statement about the data in the histogram is true?

• The distribution of the data is symmetrical, so the mean and the median are most likely the same value.

• The distribution of the data is symmetrical, so the mean and the median are most likely different values.

• The distribution of the data is skewed, so the mean and the median are most likely the same value.

• The distribution of the data is skewed, so the mean and the median are most likely different values.

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Of the mean, median, and mode, the median will always be the most affected by outliers.

• True

• False

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When the mean and the median are the same or almost the same value, the distribution is said to be symmetric.

• True

• False

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The mean should be used as the measure of center if the data is skewed.

• True

• False

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