Statistical Data

Which is a true statement based on the box plots above

• The data for Team B have the greater range.

• The data for Team A are more symmetric.

• The data for Team B have the greater interquartile range.

• The data for Team A have the greater median.

• Seventh graders tend to spend less time on homework than sixth graders.

• The sixth grade data has a larger mode number of hours than the seventh grade data.

• The sixth grade data has a larger maximum number of hours than the seventh grade data.

• The median number of hours for both grade levels is 8 hours.

Which student appears to have more predictable test scores? (less spread out/ varied)

• Amy

• Ed

Which data set contains an outlier?

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What is the distribution of the data?

• skewed right

• skewed left

• symmetric

• stairsteps

Choose the statistical question:

• What time did you wake up this morning?

• What time do sixth graders wake up each morning during the school week?

A set of data collected to answer a statistical question

• Uniform

• Distribution

• Symmetrical

• Measure of Center

a question that can be answered by collecting data that vary.

• Quartiles

• Statistical Questions

• Box Plot

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

What is the distribution of the data?

• skewed right

• skewed left

• symmetric

• stairsteps