High School Statistics

Calculate the MODE for the data set: 6, 7, 12, 8, 7, 4, 8, 8, 7

• 7

• 7.44

• 8

• 7 and 8

What does standard deviation represent?

• How many different variations are in the data set.

• How the population varies compared to the sample.

• How spread out each data value is from the mean.

• The range, but with a bunch of other stuff going on.

The term "snowstorms of note" applies to all snowfalls over 6 inches. The snowfall amounts for snowstorms of note in Utica, New York, over a four-year period are as follows: 7.1, 9.2, 8.0, 6.1, 14.4, 8.5, 6.1, 6.8, 7.7, 21.5, 6.7, 9.0, 8.4, 7.0, 11.5, 14.1, 9.5, 8.6 What are the mean and population standard deviation for these data, to the nearest hundredth?

• mean = 9.46; standard deviation = 3.74

• mean = 9.46; standard deviation = 3.85

• mean = 9.45; standard deviation = 3.74

• mean = 9.45; standard deviation = 3.85

According to the empirical rule, what percentage of data falls within 1 standard deviation? 

• 25%

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

According to the empirical rule, how much of the data falls within 3 standard deviations? 

• 25%

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

Calculate the MEAN for the data set: 6, 7, 12, 8, 7, 4, 8, 8, 7

• 7

• 7.44

• 8

• 7 and 8

Calculate the MEDIAN for the data set: 6, 7, 12, 8, 7, 4, 8, 8, 7

• 7

• 7.44

• 8

• 7 and 8

Calculate the RANGE for the data set: 6, 7, 12, 8, 7, 4, 8, 8, 7

• 7

• 7.44

• 8

• 7 and 8

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

If a bowler needs to hit exactly 6 pins, which bowler is more reliable to hit that number?

• Bowler A

• Bowler B

• Both

• Neither