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AP Stats Review for Quarterly

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 4hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If a number is added to a set that is far away from the mean, how does this affect standard deviation?
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
both increase and decrease
2.

The mean life of a tire is 30,000 km and the data is approximately Normally distributed. The standard deviation is 2000 km. Then, 68% of all tires will have a life between ___________ km and __________ km.

a)

 28,000 km and 32,000 km.

b)

24,000 km and 34,000 km.

c)

26,000 km and 34,000 km.

d)

27,000 km and 31,000 km.

3.
The z-score represents.....
a)
the amount of standard deviations a data value is above or below the mean.
b)
the percentile the data value is above or below the mean.
c)
the amount of standard deviations a data value is above or below the median.
d)
the percent the data value is above or below the mean.
4.
The following scatterplot describes the relationship between height (in cm) and foot length (also in cm) for 12 randomly selected students from the British Census @ Schools database. Which of the following is the best description of this relationship?
a)
There is some random variation, but otherwise height is directly proportional to foot length.
b)
There is a roughly linear relationship between height and foot length.
c)
There is a moderately weak, positive linear relationship between height and foot length.
d)
The relationship between height and foot length is linear, positive, and very strong.
5.
Which of the following statements about the slope of the least-squares regression line is true? 
a)
It has the same sign as the correlation coefficient r.
b)
The square of the slope equals the proportion of the variation in the response variable that is explained by the explanatory variable.
c)
It is unitless.
d)
When the x-variable is 0, this is what the y-variable is predicted to be.
6.
A study showed that students who spend more time studying for statistics tests tend to achieve better scores on their tests. In fact, the number of hours studied turned out to explain 81% of the observed variation in test scores among the students who participated in the study. What is the value of the correlation between number of hours studied and test score? 
a)
r = 0.81
b)
r = 0.656
c)
r = 0.9
d)
There is no way to know.
7.
The following computer output describes the relationship between y = height (in cm) and x = foot length (also in cm) for 12 randomly selected students from the British Census @ Schools database. The scatterplot for this relationship show a roughly linear shape. Which of the following is an equation of least-squares regression line for these data?
a)
Height = 117.99 + 1.878 (Foot Length)
b)
Foot Length = 117.99 + 1.878 (Height)
c)
Height = 1.878 + 117.99 (Foot Length)
d)
Foot Length = 1.878 + 117.99 (Height)
8.
 If you graphed height as the explanatory variable and weight as the response variable, what would happen to the LSRL and r if you had accidently graphed the weight as the explanatory variable and the height as the response variable?
a)
LSRL would be different and r would be different
b)
LSRL would be different and r would stay the same
c)
LSRL would stay the same and r would be different
d)
LSRL would stay the same and r would stay the same
9.
The equation of a regression line is y = 0.5x + 35 where x is father’s height in inches and y is son’s height in inches. For a father who is 72 inches tall, what would we predict for the son’s height?
a)
69 inches 
b)
71 inches 
c)
72 inches
d)
74 inches
10.
The point in the upper right hand corner of the scatterplot is
a)
not an outlier or an influential point
b)
not an outlier but an influential point
c)
an outlier and an influential point
d)
an outlier but not an influential point
11.

With practice, people become faster at solving a certain type of mathematical puzzle. Fourteen college students were allowed to practice completing a certain type of mathematical puzzle for different amounts of time. Afterwards, each student’s completion time on a new puzzle was measured. The Residual plot for regression of Completion Time on Practice Time is shown below. Which of the following is correct?

a)

There is a no relationship between Practice Time and Puzzle Completion Time.

b)

This regression equation would likely overestimate the Puzzle Completion Time for 175 minutes of practice time.

c)

There is a non-linear relationship between Practice Time and Puzzle Completion Time.

12.
Here is the dot plot of voter turnout (as a percentage of voting-age population) for the 50 states—plus the District of Columbia—in a recent presidential election. Which of the following best describes this distribution?
a)
The distribution of voter turnout is skewed slightly left, centered at about 62%, with a range of 24%.
b)
The distribution of voter turnout is roughly symmetric, centered at about 60%, with a range of 30%.
c)
The distribution of voter turnout is skewed slightly right, centered at about 62%, with a range of 24%.
d)
The distribution of voter turnout is bimodal, centered at about 60%, with a range of 30%.
13.
The stem-and-leaf diagram below gives the distribution of the ages in years of 20 participants at a family reunion. Which of the following statements about the distribution is correct?
a)
The first quartile is larger than the third quartile.
b)
The distribution is strongly skewed to the left.
c)
It makes the most sense to use the mean and standard deviation as a numerical summary of the center and spread of this distribution.
d)
The mean is larger than the median.
14.
Independently selected groups of middle-school children were given a poem to memorize. After a certain period of time, they were asked to recall as much of the poem as they could. A back-to-back stem plot of the distribution of the number of words that each group of children could correctly remember is displayed above. Which of the following statements about these data is true?
a)
There are more students in Group 1 than in Group 2.
b)
The third quartile of the Group 1 distribution is larger than the maximum value of the Group 2 distribution (that is, 25% of the Group 1 values are larger than any Group 2 value).
c)
The median of the Group 2 distribution is smaller than the first quartile of the Group 1 distribution (that is, 50% of the Group 2 values are smaller than at least 75% of Group 1 values).
d)
The mean number of words remembered for Group 1 is smaller than the mean number of words remember for Group 2.
15.
The side-by-side boxplots show the distribution of test scores in Ms. Williams’s two sections of calculus. Based on these boxplots, which one of the following statements must be true?
a)
The lowest score in A period was close to the 15th percentile of the C period class.
b)
The mean score for students in C period was higher than the mean score for students in A period.
c)
More people scored between 72 and 90 in C period than scored between 72 and 81 in A period.
d)
The standard deviation of scores in A period is smaller than the standard deviation of scores in C period.
16.
Which of the distributions displayed in the dot plots below has the highest standard deviation?
a)
Distribution A
b)
Distribution B
c)
Distribution C
17.
According to the 1.5 x IQR rule, how many outliers are there in the data set 72, 110, 114, 115, 118, 123, 144, 156?
a)
None
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
18.
The histogram shows the typical travel time to school (self-reported) for 50 high school students. Which of the following statements is true about the mean and median of this distribution?
a)
Mean > Median
b)
Mean < Median
c)
Mean = Median
d)
Mean ≈ Median
19.
A zoologist studying adult bears measures a number of different variables. Which of the possible variables is categorical (qualitative)?
a)
the weight in pounds of an adult bear
b)
the level of aggression (low, moderate, high) displayed by an adult bear
c)
the number of fish an adult bear eats in a particular day
20.
An adult male aged 20-29 who is 73 inches tall would be shorter than what percent of males in his age group?
a)
10%
b)
15%
c)
85%
d)
90%
21.
Sally was so excited after collecting her data that she slipped and fell in the mud! She can no longer read her data but she knows the median is 35.4 inches with a range of 12 inches. Sally also realizes that she needs to add 1 inch to all her measurements because of a faulty ruler, then convert everything to feet. What would her median and range be after making these adjustments?
a)
Median = 3.033 feet
Range = 1.083 feet
b)
Median = 3.033 feet
Range = 1 foot
c)
Median = 2.95 feet
Range = 1.083 feet
d)
Median = 2.95 feet
Range = 1 foot
22.

Which of the following is the best estimate of the standard deviation of the distribution in the figure?

a)

18

b)

9

c)

54

d)

97

e)

106

23.

The equation of the LSRL for the points on a scatterplot is ŷ = 5.3-0.23x. What is the residual for the point (5, 4)?

a)

-0.15

b)

0.15

c)

1

d)

0.62

e)

0.85

24.

The heights of adult women are approximately normally distributed about a mean of 65 inches with a standard deviation of 2 inches. If Bella is at the 87th percentile in height for adult women, then her height, in inches, is closest to

a)

63

b)

67

c)

66

d)

72

e)

70

25.

To check the effect of hot temperatures on the elasticity of two brands of rubber bands, one box of Brand A and one box of Brand B rubber bands are tested. Ten bands from the Brand A box are placed in a warm car in the sun for two hours and ten bands from the Brand B box are kept at room temperature. The amount of stretch before the breakage is measured on each rubber band, and the mean for the hot bands is compared to the mean for the others. Is this a good experimental design?

a)

No, because the means are not proper statistics for comparison.

b)

No, because more than two brands should be used.

c)

No, because more temperatures should be used.

d)

No, because temperature is confounded with brand.

e)

Yes

26.

Andrea's doctor told her that the standardized score (z-score) for her systolic blood pressure, as compared to the blood pressure of other women her age, is 1.75. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this standardized score?

a)

Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 175.

b)

Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 standard deviations above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age.

c)

Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age

d)

Only 1.75% of women Andrea's age have a higher systolic blood pressure than she does.

e)

Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 times the average systolic blood pressure of women her age.

27.

The graph shows the distribution of scores of 30 students on a mathematics test. Based on the histogram, which statement must be true?

a)

The lowest test score is 41%.

b)

The highest test score is 100%.

c)

The mean test score is between 81% and 90%.

d)

The median test score is not greater than 80%.

e)

The lower quartile of the test scores is greater than 60%.

28.

At a college the scores on the Spanish final exam are approximately normally distributed, with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 12. The scores on the Humanities final are also approximately normally distributed, with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 8. A student scored 81 on the Spanish final and 84 on the Humanities final. Relative to the students in each respective class, in which subject did this student do better?

a)

The student did better in Spanish.

b)

The student did better in Humanities.

c)

There is no basis for comparison, since the subjects are different from each other and are in different departments.

d)

The student did equally well in each course.

e)

There is not enough information for comparison.

29.

In a certain school, students can choose whether to eat in the school’s cafeteria. A reporter working for the school’s newspaper polled students on their reactions to changes in the menu at the cafeteria. For each student leaving the cafeteria in one 20-minute time period, the reporter used a die to determine whether to stop the student and ask how he or she felt about the new menu. In the reporter’s article it was stated that a random sample of the students showed that 23% of the school’s student population was happy with the new menu. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Because each student leaving the cafeteria was randomly selected and could choose to answer or not, this is a random sample of the student population, and the 23% is an accurate measurement of the school population’s view of the new menu.

b)

Because students self-selected whether to eat in the cafeteria, the sampling method might be biased and the sample might not be representative of all students in the school.

c)

The survey would have been more effective if the reporter had collected the data in one 10-minute time period rather than in one 20-minute time period.

d)

The survey would have been more effective if students who cared about the food could have called the reporter to tell how they felt about the new menu, so that only students with opinions on the subject would have been surveyed.

e)

Because no treatment was imposed on the students eating in the cafeteria, one cannot make any conclusions about the new menu.

30.

The student government at a high school wants to conduct a survey of student opinion. It wants to begin with a simple random sample of 80 students. Which of the following survey methods will produce a simple random sample?

a)

Survey the first 80 students to arrive at school in the morning

b)

Survey every 5th student entering the school library until 80 students are surveyed.

c)

Use random numbers to choose 20 each of first-year, second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students.

d)

Number the students in the official school roster. Use a table of random numbers to choose 80 students from this roster for the survey.

e)

Number the cafeteria seats. Use a table of random numbers to choose seats and interview the students until 80 have been interviewed.

31.

A cosmetics supplier ships boxes of highlighter to individual customers. The distribution of weights of shipped boxes is approximately normal with mean 5 pounds and standard deviation 1.2 pounds. Which expression represents the weight, in pounds, at the 75th percentile of the distribution?

a)

-1.96(1.2) + 5

b)

-0.25(1.2) + 5

c)

0.25(1.2) + 5

d)

0.67(1.2) + 5

e)

0.75(1.2) + 5

32.

What can be used to show a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables?

a)

A controlled experiment

b)

A census

c)

An observational study

d)

A cross-sectional study

e)

A sample survey

33.

The Teachers' Health Study, a large medical experiment involving 18,000 female teachers, attempted to determine whether aspirin could help prevent heart attacks. In this study, one group of about 9,000 teachers took an aspirin every other day, while a control group took a placebo. After several years, it was determined that the teachers in the group that took aspirin had significantly fewer heart attacks than the teachers in the control group. Which of the following statements explains why it would not be appropriate to say that everyone should take an aspirin every other day?

I. The study included only teachers, and different results may occur in individuals in other occupations.

II. The study included only females and there may be different results with males.

III. Although taking aspirin may be helpful in preventing heart attacks, it may be harmful to some other aspects of health.

a)

I only

b)

II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I and III only

e)

I, II, and III

34.

Use the table to answer the following question. Of the male subjects in the study, what fraction drive a sports car?

a)

39/84

b)

39/240

c)

39/60

d)

60/240

e)

84/240

35.

The median is a better description of central tendency than the mean when the distribution is

a)

Symmetrical

b)

Skewed

c)

Normal

d)

Bimodal

36.
A national achievement test is administered annually to 3rd graders. The test has a mean score of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. If Jane's z-score is 1.20, what was her score on the test?
a)
82
b)
88
c)
100
d)
118
37.
The mean temperature in Glens Falls for the month of February is 23 degrees with a standard deviation of 4.2 degrees.  Approximately what percent of days in February will have days below 23 degrees?
a)
5%
b)
34%
c)
50%
d)
68%
38.
Use the 1.5 IQR rule to determine if there are any outliers for the following numbers:
84, 88, 72, 74, 98, 16, 94 
a)
Yes, 16 is an outlier.
b)
Yes, 33 is an outlier.
c)
Yes, 98 is an outlier.
d)
There are no numbers less than 39 or greater than 124, therefore there are no outliers.
39.
Residuals are . . . 
a)
possible models not explored by the researcher
b)
variation in the response variable that is explained by the model
c)
the difference between the observed response and the values predicted by the model
d)
data collected from individuals that is not consistent with the rest of the group
40.

What is the value of the correlation coefficient?

a)

0.891

b)

-0.891

c)

0.875

d)

0.943

e)

-0.943

41.

The following computer output describes the relationship between y = height (in cm) and x = foot length (also in cm) for 12 randomly selected students from the British Census @ Schools database. The scatterplot for this relationship show a roughly linear shape. Interpret the slope of this LSR equation.

a)

For each additional one centimeter of foot length, the student's height is will increase by about 1.878 centimeters.

b)

For each additional one centimeter of height, the student's foot length will increase by about 1.878 centimeters.

c)

When we use the LSR line to predict a student's height from their foot length, we will typically be off by about 7.399 centimeters.

d)

About 20.9% of the variation in student height is accounted for by the linear model relating foot length to a student's height.

e)

About 20.9% of the variation in foot length is accounted for by the linear model relating a student's height to their foot length .

42.

The following computer output describes the relationship between y = height (in cm) and x = foot length (also in cm) for 12 randomly selected students from the British Census @ Schools database. The scatterplot for this relationship show a roughly linear shape. Interpret r2r^2  .

a)

For each additional one centimeter of foot length, the student's height is will increase by about 1.878 centimeters.

b)

For each additional one centimeter of height, the student's foot length will increase by about 1.878 centimeters.

c)

When we use the LSR line to predict a student's height from their foot length, we will typically be off by about 7.399 centimeters.

d)

About 20.9% of the variation in student height is accounted for by the linear model relating foot length to a student's height.

e)

About 20.9% of the variation in foot length is accounted for by the linear model relating a student's height to their foot length .

43.
Runners after an ultramarathon commonly develop respiratory infections. We want to know if taking 600 milligrams of vitamin C daily will reduce these infections. Researchers randomly assigned 100 ultramarathon runners to receive either vitamin C or placebo. All subjects were watched for 14 days after the big race to see if infections developed. The type of design used here?
a)
matched pairs
b)
randomized block
c)
completely randomized
d)
stratified 
44.
In order to perform an experiment using 60 members of a gym, I first divide the list of members into men and women because I feel that the results will be different based on gender. I then randomly choose 30 men and 30 women. I assign half of the men to the treatment group and half to the control group. I repeat this procedure with the women. This is an example of a:
a)
randomized comparative design
b)
blocking design
c)
matched pairs design
d)
double blind simple random sample
45.
A market research company wishes to find out whether the population of students at a university prefers Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. A random sample of students is selected, and each student is asked first to try both but the order they try them is randomly decided with a coin toss (heads: Starbucks, then Dunkin. tails: vice versa). They then indicate which brand they prefer. This is an example of
a)
a completely randomized experiment
b)
an observational study
c)
a stratified sample
d)
a matched pairs experiment