Make Comparative Inferences About Populations

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The following shows the number of calls two radio shows get each day for a ten day period. The two shows are on at the same time. Make a comparative inference based on the median values.

• Show 1 usually receives more calls.

• Show 2 usually receives more calls.

• The shows usually receive equal numbers of calls.

• There is not enough data to draw an inference.

A random survey of 7th graders finds that 7 out of 10 have more than 1 hour of screen time each day. If there are 110 7th graders in your school, how many would you expect to have more than 1 hour of screen time?

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There are two types of plants in a greenhouse. The following dot plots show the heights of 20​ plants, 10 of Type 1 and 10 of Type 2. The plants are given the same amount of food and water and grow at the same rate. What is an inference that can be made from the means?

• Type 2 is typically taller.

• Type 1 is typically taller.

• The types are typically the same height.

Waldo and Freddy caught fish one weekend. The dot plots show the lengths of the fish they caught. Which statement about the lengths of the fish caught by Waldo and Freddy appears to be true?

• The range of the length of the fish caught by Freddy is greater than the range of the length of the fish caught by Waldo.

• The median length of the fish caught by Waldo is greater than the median length of the fish caught by Freddy.

The dot plots show the number of children's books purchased by customers at two differenct bookstores on one day. Which statement is supported by the information in the dot plots?

• The range of the data for Store 1 is greater than the range of the data for Store 2.

• The mean of the data for Store 1 is greater than the mean of the data for Store 2.

The dot plots show the heights of the players on two basketball teams. Which statement is best supported by these data?

• The distributions of the data for Team A and Team B are not correct.

• Team B has a greater range in player heights than Team A has.

There are 400 students at Polly's school. She surveyed a random sample of 80 students to find their favorite hobby. 19 said they like to read. 30 said they like to be with friends. 8 said they like to do crafts. 23 said they like to play sports. Polly infers that doing crafts is the least popular hobby at her school. Refer to the data table. Polly surveys two more samples. Do the results from these samples support the inference made from the first sample?

• Yes, the survey results support the inference that doing crafts is the least popular hobby at Polly's school.

• No, the survey results does not support the inference that doing crafts is the least popular hobby at Polly's school.