A1 Basic Statistics Review

Match the vocabulary with the definitions

• upper extreme

• the smallest value

  (minimum)

• median

• 
• mode(s)

• 
• lower extreme

• the largest value

  (maximum)

• mean

• the most occurring value(s)

Given the data set

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

find each value.

• upper extreme

  (maximum)

• 10

• mode(s)

• 4

• lower extreme

  (minimum)

• 25

• median

• 12

• mean

• 13

Match the vocabulary with the definitions

• interquartile range (IQR)

• the median of the upper half (Q3)

• lower quartile

• the median of the lower half (Q1)

• upper quartile

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

• range

• the difference between the maximum and the minimum

• box-and-whisker plot

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

Given the data set

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

find each value.

• range

• 10

• lower quartile

  (Q1)

• 6

• interquartile range

• 21

• upper quartile

  (Q3)

• 16

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.

• 7

• What is the lowest test score?

• 96

• How many students scored less than 70?

• 52

• What is the highest test score?

• 74

• Which test score occurred most often?

  What is the mode of this data set?

• 13

• How many students scored 70 or better?

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