Statistic

According to a random telephone survey of 200 adults, 75% of all working adults in the U.S. are satisfied with their current job. What is the population in this survey?

• 200 adults

• adults in the U.S.

• 75% of adults

Biased or Random?

Zane wants to determine the favorite candy among all 7th graders. So he asks all the people who sit in his row in Math class.

• Biased

• Random

What is the median?

• 62

• 58

• 66

• 60

Which city has a higher median?

• Millersburg

• Arcadia

Parameter or Statistic?

In a survey of a sample of computer users, 8% said their computer had a malfunction that needed to be repaired by a service technician.

• parameter

• statistic

The graph shows the results of a survey to determine student's favorite pets. Why is this graph misleading?

• The slices are the wrong color

• The slices are not the correct size

• The percents do not add up to 100

• Not misleading

The table lists five counties with the largest area in Texas. Which measure of center/variation best represents the average size of these counties?

• mean

• IQR

• mode

• range

A table shows the average of 3, 6, 4, 2, and 100. Is this data misleading, why?

• Yes, because 100 is an extreme outlier

• No, because all the numbers are less than 1000. 

• No, because 100 fits into the data set.

• Yes, because 2 is an outlier 

How many more people 19 and under are in the French club than the Spanish club?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

Identify the Sample:
A restaurant wants to know if customers buy dessert when they eat out. As people leave the restaurant one evening, 20 people are surveyed at random. Eight people say they usually order dessert when they eat out. The restaurant concluded that most customers do not order dessert.

• 20 customers

• All customers

• 8 customers

• Dessert