Statistical Questions and Data Distribution

Tajrian looked at how many people ride the morning ferry. He made a dot plot for the data. According to Tajrian's data, what is the typical number of people who ride the morning ferry?

• 57 people

• 59 people

• 55 people

• 58 people

What is the spread of the data?

• 17 to 26 years

• 22 to 26 years

• 17 to 22 years

• 16 to 27 years

Which choice describes the shape of the data?

• Symmetric; bell-shaped

• Symmetric; not bell-shaped

• Not symmetric; bell-shaped

• Not symmetric; not bell-shaped

Laura wants to learn more about her new high school. Which of the following is a statistical question Laura could ask?

• How old are the students at the school?

• Who is the principal?

• Does the high school have a jazz band?

• What is the address of the school?

The data is SKEWED to the RIGHT?

¿Los datos estan sesgados a la derecha?

• true

  verdadero

• false

  falso

How many students received a score in the 80s?

• 2

• 10

• 14

• 27

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.B.4

• 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 115

• Symmetrical

• 15, 75, 85, 95, 105, 115

• Skewed Right

• 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65

• Skewed Left

The distribution of this data set can best be described as...

• Right-skewed

• Left-skewed

• Symmetrical

• Purple

Answer explanation

The tail is on the right, so it is right-skewed.

What is the shape of the data?

• symmetrical

• skewed left

• skewed right

• bell curve

When MOST of the data is clustered near the LESSER values, the data is considered to be

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

• Skewed High

• Skewed Low