Effects of Extremes in the Data

Effects of Extremes in the Data

7th Grade

6 Qs

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Effects of Extremes in the Data

Effects of Extremes in the Data

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Quiz

Mathematics

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Barbara White

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A value that is much higher or much lower than the other values in a set of data.
Outlier
Box Plot
Range
Histogram

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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 data?

The mean will decrease

The median will decrease

The mean will increase

The median will increase

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Gabriella’s quiz grades are shown below.
88, 92, 92, 96, 98
Gabriella scored a 20 on her sixth quiz. What effect does this score have?
The low score causes the median to increase.
The low score causes the median to decrease.
The low score causes the mean to increase.
The low score causes the mean to decrease.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Given the following data set
6, 9, 12, 14, 7, 9, 6, 8, 25, 12, 14
What is the mean of the data set without the outlier(s)?
9.2
9.7
11.1
12.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
The data below represent the ages of several people in a class.What effect does Mr. Smith’s age have on the data set?
Mr. Smith’s age increases the mode of the data.
Mr. Smith’s age decreases the mean of the data.
Mr. Smith’s age increases the mean of the data.
Mr. Smith’s age increases the median of the data.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The salaries of the employees in a company are listed below:

$28,000 $45,000

$31,000 $42,000

$55,000 $72,000

$88,000 $53,000

If $88,000 was found to be an outlier, which salary would be the new maximum?

$55,000

$28,000

$88,000

$72,000