Standard deviation Practice quiz
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Mathematics
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The standard deviation of a set of data is calculated by:
Adding all the data points and dividing by the number of data points.
Finding the difference between each data point and the mean, squaring the differences, adding them up, and dividing by the number of data points minus one.
Multiplying all the data points and taking the square root.
Finding the difference between the largest and smallest data points.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A standard deviation of 10 means that:
The data points in a dataset are, on average, 10 units away from the mean.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two data sets have the same mean, but one data set has a larger standard deviation than the other. This means that the data set with the larger standard deviation is:
The same as the data set with the smaller standard deviation.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the best measure of the spread of a dataset?
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D
CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2
5.
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?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The distribution of annual salaries for the 21 employees in a small company has a median of $45,000 and a standard deviation of $10,000. The owner of the company promotes one of the employees and the employee’s salary increases from $65,000 a year to $95,000 a year. What impact will this salary increase have on the median and the standard deviation of annual salaries for this company?
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following is a measure of spread, or variability?
(select all that apply)
Interquartile Range
Standard Deviation
Mean
Median
Range
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