AP Stats Mid Year

The boys and girls basketball teams at a high school had their heights measured at practice. The following data was recorded for their heights. What can you conclude from the distributions?

• The girls have a larger median and a larger range in heights.

• The boys had a smaller median height than the girls; however, the boys had a larger range of heights.

• The median height for the boys and the girls is the same; however, the girls have a larger range.

• The median height for the boys is larger; however, the girls have a larger range.

• No information can be concluded from the distribution since there is no key included.

The boxplots summarize two data sets, 1 and 2. Which of the following must be true?

• I only

• I and III only

• I and II only

• I, II, and III

• III only

Use the table to answer the following question. Of the male subjects in the study, what fraction drive a sports car?

• 39/84

• 39/240

• 39/60

• 60/240

• 84/240

A market research company wishes to find out whether the population of students at a university prefers Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. A random sample of students is selected, and each student is asked first to try both but the order they try them is randomly decided with a coin toss (heads: Starbucks, then Dunkin. tails: vice versa). They then indicate which brand they prefer. This is an example of

• completely randomized experiment

• observational study

• stratified sample

• matched pairs experiment

Identify the design  for the experiment

• completely randomized, the treatment is pesticide

• randomized block, blocked on tree type, the treatment is pesticide

• This experiment is single blind, blocked by pesticide

• The experiment is double blind, the factors are tree type and pesticide

If a researcher were to interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning. What type of sampling is this?

• simple random

• voluntary response

• systematic

• convenience

Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.
This is a form of:

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Voluntary Response

• Systematic Random Sampling

Biased or Random?

Chloe and Danna want to determine the favorite subject of all students in the middle school. So they place every middle school student's name in a bucket and choose 30 to poll.

• Biased sample

• Random sample

You want to take a simple random sample (SRS) of 50 of the 816 students who live in a dormitory on campus. You label the students 001 to 816 in alphabetical order. In the table of random digits, you read the entries (shown in the image).

The first three students in your sample have labels

• 955, 929, 400

• 400, 769, 769

• 559, 294, 007

• 929, 400, 769

• 400, 769, 335

The transportation department of a large city wants to estimate the proportion of residents who would use a system of aerial gondolas to commute to work. The gondolas would be part of the city’s effort to relieve traffic congestion. The department asked a random sample of residents whether they would use the gondolas. The residents could respond with yes, no, or maybe. Which of the following is the best description of the method for data collection used by the department?

• A census

• A sample survey

• An experiment with a completely randomized design

• An experiment with a randomized block design

• An experiment with a matched-pairs design