A1 Basic Statistics Review

Match the vocabulary with the definitions

• median

• the most occurring value(s)

• mean

• the largest value

  (maximum)

• mode(s)

• the smallest value

  (minimum)

• upper extreme

• 
• lower extreme

• 

Given the data set

{4, 10, 10, 14, 4, 25, 15, 22, 16, 10}

find each value.

• upper extreme

  (maximum)

• 10

• median

• 12

• lower extreme

  (minimum)

• 13

• mode(s)

• 25

• mean

• 4

Match the vocabulary with the definitions

• box-and-whisker plot

• the median of the lower half (Q1)

• range

• the difference between the upper quartile (Q3) and lower quartile (Q1)

• upper quartile

• the median of the upper half (Q3)

• interquartile range (IQR)

• a data display that shows the range of data among the quartiles

• lower quartile

• the difference between the maximum and the minimum

Given the data set

{4, 10, 10, 14, 4, 25, 15, 22, 16, 10}

find each value.

• upper quartile

  (Q3)

• 10

• range

• 16

• interquartile range

• 6

• lower quartile

  (Q1)

• 21

According to the box-and-whisker plots shown,

what percent of the data in plot B is between 60 and 85?

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

• 75%

According to the box-and-whisker plots shown,

what percent of the data in plot A is greater than 80?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

According to the box-and-whisker plots shown,

what percent of the data in plot B is less than 85?

• 70%

• 75%

• 80%

• 85%

• 90%

Stem-and-Leaf Plots are a way of displaying data values.

Use this stem-and-leaf plot of test scores to match the questions and answers below.

• 96

• How many students scored less than 70?

• 52

• How many students scored 70 or better?

• 13

• What is the lowest test score?

• 7

• Which test score occurred most often?

  What is the mode of this data set?

• 74

• What is the highest test score?

Answer explanation

Stem-and-Leaf Plots are a way of displaying data values.

Use the back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot of humidity levels in the morning and afternoon to answer all three questions below.

What is the highest morning humidity?

​ (a)  

What is the lowest afternoon humidity?

​ (b)  

Does humidity tend to be higher in the morning or afternoon?

​ (c)  

• 59%
• 80%
• 88%
• 89%
• 51%
• morning
• afternoon
• evening
• 47%
• 87%

Answer explanation

Histograms are a way of grouping data by intervals.

The data in histogram shown represents scores on an algebra test.

Use this histogram to answer the three questions below.

How many students took the test?

​ (a)   students

How many students scored at least a 71 on the test?

​ (b)   students

Can you determine the highest grade from the histogram?

​ (c)  

• 33
• 26
• 7
• 8
• 12
• 18
• 15
• 21
• No
• Yes

Answer explanation