Descriptive Statistics Quiz

Descriptive Statistics Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of descriptive statistics?

To make predictions about future data

To test hypotheses

To describe and summarize collected data

To establish causal relationships

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which measure of central tendency is resistant to outliers?

Range

Mode

Median

Mean

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the mean calculated?

By identifying the most frequently occurring value

By finding the middle value in a data set

By dividing the sum of all observations by the number of observations

By subtracting the smallest value from the largest value

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the standard deviation measure?

The difference between the highest and lowest values

The average distance of each data point from the mean

The most common value in a data set

The average value of a data set

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the interquartile range?

The most frequently occurring value

The difference between the first and third quartiles

The average of all data points

The range of the entire data set

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a frequency table used for?

To display the relationship between two variables

To identify outliers in a data set

To show how often each distinct value appears in a data set

To calculate the mean of a data set

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a contingency table also known as?

Frequency table

Cross tab

Pie chart

Histogram

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