Histograms Quiz

Mr. Semo is making a histogram to show the scores on the last science test. He first lists the scores in a stem-and-leaf plot. How many units tall should the bar be for the interval 70-79?

• 2

• 5

• 9

• 11

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

How many students were greater than or equal to 60 inches tall?

• 21

• 11

• 17

• 6

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CCSS.2.MD.D.9

What does the height of a bar in a histogram represent?

• The range of values in that interval.

• The median value of the data in that interval.

• The number of data points that fall within that interval.

• The average value of the data in that interval.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

When creating a histogram, what is the first step?

• Drawing the bars.

• Deciding on the intervals.

• Counting the frequency of each data point.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

In a histogram, what does the total area of all the bars represent?

• The mean of the dataset.

• The median of the dataset.

• The total frequency of the dataset.

• The mode of the dataset.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

How do you determine the appropriate scale (y-axis) when creating a histogram?

• Based on the highest frequency of the data.

• Based on the total number of data points.

• Based on the range of the data.

• Based on the median frequency of the data.

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CCSS.HSN.Q.A.1

What does a histogram with all bars of nearly equal height indicate about the distribution of the data?

• The data is uniformly distributed.

• The data is abnormally distributed.

• The data is skewed to the left.

• The data is skewed to the right.

Why is it important to label the axes on a histogram?

• To indicate the frequency of the data points.

• To provide a title for the histogram.

• To show the range of data being represented.

• To make the histogram easier to understand by indicating what the bars represent and the scale of measurement.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Which interval has 400 employees?

• 33-43
• 0-10
• 77-87
• 66-76

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

How many employees have a salary less than $22,000?

• 50
• 350
• 0
• 10

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CCSS.5.G.A.2