Compare the variability of the seventh and eighth grade data sets.

• The seventh grade is more variable because the interquartile range is larger than the eighth grade.

• The eighth grade is more variable because their quartile 2, 3 and 4 are less than the seventh grade.

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The principal at Key North Middle School wants to determine if the 85 students in the 7th grade prefer to collect bottles or sell magazines as their year-end trip fundrasier. Select ALL the sets of people that could be a representative sample of the population.

• 10 sixth-grade students, 10 seventh-grade students, 10 eighth-grade students

• 40 students from the school

• 30 seventh-grade students

• 10 seventh-grade boys and 10 teachers

• 15 seventh-grade boys and 15 seventh-grade girls

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Peter randomly surveys people at a shopping center about the type of home they live in. If Peter randomly surveys another 300 people, how many would he expect to live in an apartment?

• 11

• 132

• 72

• 96

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The food service manager at a school conducted a random survey of students to determine their preference for new lunch menu items. Select ALL the inferences that can be drawn from the manager's data.

• About twice as many students prefer pita sandwiches as those who prefer burritos.

• Burritos are the most preferred item.

• Almost half of the students preferred pita sandwiches

• About half as many students prefer the salad bar as those who prefer burritos.

• Twice as many students prefer pizza as those who prefer pita sandwiches.

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• 1.5

• 2.5

• 3.5

• 5

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The table represents the scores of ten students in Ms. Williams’s class on a math and science test. Which statement correctly compares the two sets of data?

• The mean score in Math is greater than the mean score in Science.

• The interquartile range of Math scores is greater than the interquartile range of Science scores.

• The scores in Math are more consistent than the scores in Science.

• The range of Science scores is greater than the range of Math scores.

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

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A random survey of seventh- and eighth-grade students was conducted to find how many hours they spent reading per week. Of the two sets of data, which has the greater median?

• 7th grade

• 8th grade

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Compare the interquartile ranges of the data sets.

• The interquartile range of both sets is equal to 1 hour.

• The interquartile range for the eighth-graders is greater than the interquartile range for seventh-graders.

• The interquartile range for seventh-graders is greater than the interquartile range for eighth-graders.

• The interquartile range for seventh-graders is equal to the interquartile range for eighth-graders.

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What conclusion can you draw about how much time seventh and eighth graders spend reading each week?

• All seventh graders read more than eighth graders.

• On average, seventh graders read more than eighth graders.

• The people who read the most are all in eighth grade.

• There is not enough information in a box plot to draw any conclusions.

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