Describing Data

Use this box plot. Which two values are used to calculate the range of the data?

• 47 and 59

• 47 and 50

• 50 and 58

• 58 and 59

Use this box plot. What is the range of the data?

• 8

• 12

• 55

• 59

Use this box plot. Which two values are used to calculate the interquartile range of the data?

• 47 and 59

• 50 and 55

• 50 and 58

• 55 and 58

Use this box plot. What is the interquartile range of the data?

• 54

• 10

• 8

• 6

Use this data set.

6 13 11 5 15 4

What is the mean of the data?

• 54

• 10

• 9

• 6

What is the median of the data?

• 6

• 8.5

• 9.5

• 17

For the first two months of the school year, the students in Mr. Estevez's science class recorded the number of sunny days. The data they collected are shown in this

dot plot. What is the mean of the data?

• 3

• 8

• 4

• 32

For the first two months of the school year, the students in Mr. Estevez's science class recorded the number of sunny days. The data they collected are shown in this dot plot. What is the mean absolute deviation of the data?

• 1.5

• 2.25

• 4

• 12

All of the students in a sixth grade class were asked to name the number of children in their families. This dot plot shows the data that were collected. Where do the data cluster?

• The data cluster at 7.

• The data cluster from 1 to 4.

• The data cluster from 1 to 7.

• The data do not cluster.

All of the students in a sixth grade class were asked to name the number of children in their families. This dot plot shows the data that were collected. Which statement describing the peaks of the data is correct?

• The data peak at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7

• The data peak at 1, 2, 3, and 4.

• The data peak at 1, 2, and 3.

• The data peak at 2.