Understanding Data Distributions and Statistics

What type of plot is best for representing the distribution of a small set of test scores on a real number line?

• Pie chart

• Dot plot

• Bar graph

• Line graph

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Which of the following is NOT a way to represent data on the real number line?

• Histogram

• Box plot

• Scatter plot

• Dot plot

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Which measure of center is most affected by an outlier in a data set?

• Median

• Mean

• Mode

• Range

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

• Set A

• Set B

• Both have the same spread

• Cannot be determined

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Which of the following best describes a data set with a single peak in the center and tails that decrease symmetrically on both sides?

• Uniform distribution

• Skewed right

• Normal distribution

• Skewed left

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If a data set has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 0, what can you conclude about the data?

• All values are 0

• All values are 50

• The data is skewed

• The data is normal

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In a two-way frequency table, what does a marginal frequency represent?

• The total for a single row or column

• The frequency for a single cell

• The total for the entire table

• The difference between two frequencies

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

What is the relative frequency (to the nearest percent) of boys among those who cannot bike to school?

• 4%

• 14%

• 13%

• 29%

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Find the Maximum

• 68

• 98

• 85

• 93

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Find the mean for each data set.

• 6.53

• 10.76

• 7.47

• 6.94

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