Math 3 - Statistics Vocab

As of January 2007, 44% of the governors of the 50 states in the US are Republicans.

• parameter
• statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

In a survey of a sample of computer users, 8% said their computer had a malfunction that needed to be repaired by a service technician.

• parameter
• statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Identify the following data set:

.... a survey from Gwinnett County Public Schools, required that all of the teachers fill out the survey about what they thought about Meadow creek High School during that year.

• Population

• Sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Identify the following data set:

….a quality study is being conducted on every 20th battery made at a manufacturing plant.

• Population

• Sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

What is the mean of these numbers?
4,5,5,2,3,3,2,8

• 40
• 24
• 4
• 256

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Find the median for the set of numbers:

23, 37, 11, 58, 13, 45

• 30

• 23

• 37

• 28

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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

Which is the best way to represent answering 25 multiple-choice questions with 4 choices for each answer?

• spin a spinner with four sections 25 times
• roll a die 25 times
• flip a coin 25 times
• roll a die 4 times

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8C

1. For a class assignment, Tyler will conduct a survey to find out what students like to do after school. He asks the first 10 people he sees in the gymnasium before school what they like to do after school. Which statement correctly explains whether Tyler's sample is a random sample?

• Tyler’s sample is not random because he only asks 10 people

• Tyler’s sample is not random because he asks people in a gymnasium.

• Tyler’s sample is random because he asks the first 10 people he sees.

• Tyler’s sample is random because he asks each person the same question

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

One group of subjects was given an herbal supplement and another group was given a placebo. After one year, the number of illnesses each group had was compared.

• Observational Study

• Experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3