Data and Statistics (6th TEKS)

1. The number of points in the first five games of the football season are listed below. What is the mean number of points scored?

• A. 33
• B. 31.6
• C. 26
• D. 19

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2. Students record the number of minutes they read each day. The box plot shows the summary of the results. Which statement best describes the data?

• F. A quarter of the students read for 20-30 minutes.
• G. The least number of students read less than 30 minutes.
• H. Over half the students read for 40 minutes or more.
• J. The average number of minutes read was 47.

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3. A survey of residents in Stage Line Estates were asked to rate their satisfaction with the city parks on a scale of 1-4. The results are shown below. Which percentage bar graph best represents the data?

• A. Percentage Bar Graph A
• B. Percentage Bar Graph B
• C. Percentage Bar Graph C
• D. Percentage Bar Graph D

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4. Which of the following is likely to have the greatest variability?

• F. The cost of a piece of candy from a vending machine
• G. The height of all the students at West Middle School
• H. The age of all the students in the sixth grade
• J. The number of days in a month

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5. The attendance office creates a bar graph to display the number of students tardy throughout the month. What is the range of the number of students tardy during the first five months of the year?

• A. 45
• B. 55
• C. 60
• D. 70

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6. The dot plot shows the number of hours the students in Mr. Ross’s class slept last night. Which of the following statements is not correct?

• F. There are a total of 17 students in Mr. Ross’s class.
• G. Exactly 9 students slept for less than 8 hours.
• H. More than half of the students slept for at least 7 hours.
• J. All of the students in Mr. Ross's class need more sleep.

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7. A survey of North Middle School staff included staff members ages. The ages were complied and displayed in a histogram. Which of the following statements best describes the data?

• A. There were 12 staff members between the ages of 20-29.
• B. The number of staff members under the age of 40 is equal to the number of staff members 40 and older.
• C. Sixty staff members were included in the survey.
• D. A total of 10 staff members are 50 years or older.

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8. The number of free throws made by the members of a basketball team are shown. Which best represents the data?

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9. Employees were asked how many miles they traveled to work each day. The data is shown below in the box plot. Which of the statements best supports the data?

• A. Median = 30, IQR = 20
• B. Median = 35, IQR = 20
• C. Median = 40, IQR = 45
• D. Median = 35, IQR = 45

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10. Mrs. Hamilton tallies her students’ test grades in the table below. What percent of the class received an A or a B?

• F. 4%
• G. 12%
• H. 30%
• J. 40%

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