Act Probability and Statistics Prep

Which math work is helpful to solve for the MEDIAN of the scores of Student A?

Copy the correct math work and answer on your paper.

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The test scores of two students are shown. Solve for the mean, median, and mode of Student B.

(Use your math work for Student A as your guide)

• I completed the math work on my paper. They are labeled completely.

• I did not show my math work on my paper.

The test scores of two students are shown. Based on your computations, which student is performing better? Which statistical measure supports your choice? Select ALL correct answers.

• Student A

• Student B

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

Which store has a more varied data? (Show the needed math work) Range = Highest Value − Lowest Value Interquartile Range = Quartile 3 − Quartile 1

• Store V, based on RANGE

• Store S, based on INTERQUARTILE RANGE

• Both stores have equally varied data, based on RANGE

• Both stores have equally varied data, based on INTERQUARTILE RANGE

A random sample of 50 women was surveyed to find their favorite sport. Of the women surveyed, 15 chose basketball, 10 chose baseball, and 25 chose football. How many of the 720 women would choose basketball as their favorite sport?

Select the math work that will help you solve. Copy on your paper.

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The manager recorded the numbers of bags of potatoes sold at each of two stores over the last month. The box-and-whisker plot shows the summary of the data. Based on the median, which store is selling more potatoes? (Write the median of each store on your paper)

• Store S

• Store V

• The medians of the 2 stores are equal.

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which statement below is true?

• The theoretical probability of rolling a 3 is greater than the experimental probability of rolling a 3

• The theoretical probability of rolling a 3 is less than the experimental probability of rolling a 3

• The theoretical probability of rolling a 3 is equal to the experimental probability of rolling a 3

• You cannot determine the theoretical probability.

Morgan rolled a number cube 20 times.  The cube landed on the number 6 five times.  What is the experimental probability that Morgan will roll a number 6 the next time she rolls the number cube?

• 3/10

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/5

Gabby conducted an experiment with a spinner.  Based on this data, how many times can she expect to spin a 2 in the next 25 spins?

• 24

• 6

• 12

• 14