Math Statistics Review

What is the standard deviation for the data given:
5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2

• 6.89
• 10.1
• 7.26
• 9

If a number is added to the set that is in the middle of the data, how does this affect the range?

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same
• both increase and decrease

What does this symbol represent?

• The number of elements in a data set
• None of your business
• A variable
• One specific element

What does this symbol represent?

• Standard Deviation
• Variance
• Mean Absolute Deviation
• Sigma

If a number is added to a set that is bigger than the mean. How does this affect the mean?

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

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?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The standard deviation for 4 data sets are shown.  Which has all of the data points the same as the mean?
A          4.3
 B           2.7
C             0
D            6

• A
• B
• C
• D

Mrs. Algebra's class has an average grade of 87. Later on she realizes she left out Joe's score. His grade was a 65. The new mean will ,....

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

The prices at several different stores for a pair of shoes are shown below.
$78, $79, $81, $82, $83
Two days later, another store has the same shoes on sale for $65. How does the new price affect the data?

• Only the range was affected.
• The median increased, and the range increased.
• The mean increased, and the range increased.
• The mean decreased and the range increased.

The data set below has an outlier of 42.
2, 5, 12, 15, 19, 4, 6, 11, 16, 18, 12, 12, 42
What effect does removing the outlier have on the distribution of the data?

• The mean will decrease
• The median will decrease
• The mean will increase
• The median will increase