Inference Data and Statistics

The table shows the bowling scores of two bowlers in a five-game set. In bowling, the highest score of each game wins.

• Bowler 1’s median score is 13 points higher than Bowler 2’s median score, and Bowler 1 is generally a better bowler than Bowler 2.

• Bowler 1’s median score is 13 points lower than Bowler 2’s median score, and Bowler 1 is generally a worse bowler than Bowler 2.

• Bowler 1’s median score is 35 points higher than Bowler 2’s median score, and Bowler 1 is generally a better bowler than Bowler 2.

• Bowler 1’s median score is 35 points lower than Bowler 2’s median score, and Bowler 1 is generally a worse bowler than Bowler 2.

The table shows the probabilities of a spinner landing on various colors.

Which orders the colors from least likely to most likely?

• blue, green, orange, pink

• blue, green, pink, orange

• pink, orange, blue, green

• pink, orange, green, blue

Lizzie is comparing the heights of the high school basketball team to the middle school basketball team in her hometown. The high school team's heights have a Mean Absolute Deviation of 1.2, and the middle school team's heights have a Mean Absolute Deviation of 2.7. What conclusion can Lizzie draw about the two teams?

• The heights of the players on the high school team vary more than the heights of the players on the middle school team.

• The heights of the players on the high school team vary less than the heights of the players on the middle school team.

• The two teams appear to have players that are the same height.

• There is not enough information given to compare the heights of players on each team.

a graph that measures the spread of the data, including the minimum, the first quartile, the median, the third quartile, and the maximum

• coordinate plane

• box plot

a measure of variability between the first and the third quartiles

• median

• interquartile range

a measure of center, found by ordering the values from least to greatest and determining the middle number

• median

• range

a measure of center, found by finding the sum of the data values and dividing by the number of pieces of data

• median

• mean

the range of data (distance between lowest point and highest point)

• spread

• median

the process of drawing conclusions about a population based on a sample or a subset of the data

• range

• inference

a graph that is used to compare frequency

• dot plot

• interquartile range