Statistic

Here’s a dot plot of a data set. Which statement is true about the mean of the data set?

• The mean is less than 5.

• The mean is equal to 5.

• The mean is greater than 5.

• There is not enough information to determine the mean.

This box plot displays information about the number of text messages some students sent one day. What is the IQR (interquartile range)?

• 10

• 20

• 14

• 26

This box plot displays information about the number of text messages some students sent one day. Is this data set symmetric? Explain how you know.

• Yes. It is equal on both sides of the median.

• Yes. The whiskers are the same width.

• No. The bottom quartile is much wider than the top one.

• No. The top quartile is much wider than the bottom quartile.

Mai drew two box plots to show the scores for two groups of friends who went bowling. Which group shows greater variability?

• The first group shows greater variability because it has a wider range (120) and a wider IQR (50).

• The second group shows greater variability because there is a longer bottom whisker.

• The groups have about the same variability, but the first group had higher scores overall.

What is the mean of the following set of numbers: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

• A
• B
• C
• D

A set of data collected to answer a statistical question

• Uniform

• Distribution

• Symmetrical

• Measure of Center

Describes a distribution of data in which the two "halves" appear as mirror-images of one another when graphed.

• Symmetrical Data

• Skewed Data

• Uniform Data

• Approximately Symmetrical

Describes a distribution of data that is distorted or non-symmetrical when graphed. The data appears shifted to the left or to the right.

• Approximately Symmetrical

• Uniform

• Skewed

• Symmetrical

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