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Measure of dispersion for ungroup data

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point describes the distribution as

a)

percentile

b)

median

c)

quartile

d)

decile

2.

The lower quartile is equal to

a)

50th percetile

b)

25th percentile

c)

2nd decile

d)

3rd quartile

3.

In the set of scores: 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12, and 19. The median is

a)

17

b)

15

c)

16

d)

13

4.

Angie ranks 10th in a class of 40. Her percentile is

a)

75

b)

90

c)

10

d)

25

5.

Identify the upper quartile for the given data?

23, 34, 27, 7, 30, 26, 28, 31, 34

a)

30.5

b)

31.5

c)

32.5

d)

33.5

6.

Identify the median for the given data?

23, 34, 27, 7, 30, 26, 28, 31, 34

a)

23

b)

28

c)

31

d)

34

7.

What is the Q1 of this data set?

6, 7, 2, 1, 5, 2, 1, 6

a)

1

b)

1.5

c)

2

d)

2.5

8.

8. Given the following data set: 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 30, 35, 33, 40. What is the second quartile, or the median.

a)

A. 29

b)

B. 29.5

c)

C. 30

d)

D. 30.5

9.

What does this symbol represents?

a)

Data

b)

Mode

c)

Variance

d)

Mean

10.
What does this symbol represent?
a)
Standard Deviation
b)
Variance
c)
Mean Absolute Deviation
d)
Sigma
11.
Roger bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is the range of Roger's scores?
a)
193
b)
127
c)
60
d)
66
12.
At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the mode.
12, 10, 10, 10, 13, 12, 11, 13, 10
a)
13
b)
12
c)
11
d)
10
13.
What measures of position divides the distribution into 4 equal parts?
a)
quartiles
b)
deciles
c)
percentiles
d)
range
14.
Which is the closest to what most people would call the "average?"
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode
d)
range
15.
Which is the number that appears the MOST often?
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode
d)
range
16.
Which is the MIDDLE?
a)
Mean
b)
Median
c)
Mode
d)
Range
17.

Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion?

a)

range

b)

variance

c)

standard deviation

d)

mode

18.

If two data sets have the same mean, then these sets also have the same standard deviations.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The heights of some students are given.

158cm 172cm 164cm

164cm 167cm 159cm

What is the range of the heights?

a)

13cm

b)

14cm

c)

164cm

d)

330cm

20.

A(n) ____ of a data set is much greater or much less than the other data values.

a)

mean

b)

median

c)

mode

d)

outlier

21.

Identify the distribution for the yellow box plot.

a)

Symmetric

b)

Right-skewed

c)

Left-skewed

22.
Find the median, mode and range: 
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 8, 3
a)
median:7  mode:3  range:10
b)
median:6  mode:3  range:7
c)
median:7  mode:3 range:8
23.

State the midpoint of the class interval (3.8 – 5.2).

a)

3.8

b)

4.5

c)

4.6

d)

5.2

24.

Which set of data has the largest range?

a)

30, 24, 40, 25, 22, 34

b)

23, 20, 44, 26, 45, 39

c)

36,49,55,38,58,42

d)

64, 48, 50, 46, 44, 62

25.

The table shows the achievement of four classes in a Mathematics test.

Which class shows the most consistent achievement in the test?

a)

4M

b)

4N

c)

4P

d)

4S

26.

The stem-and-leaf plot shows the masses, in kg, of two groups of pupils.

Find interquartile range of the masses for each group of pupils.

a)

P: 14 kg; Q: 31 kg

b)

P: 31 kg; Q: 14 kg

c)

P: 42 kg; Q: 38 kg

d)

P: 56 kg; Q: 64 kg

27.

The frequency table shows the scores obtained by a group of pupils in a competition.

If the interquartile range is 3, state one possible value of x.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

6

28.

Based on the information of a set of data in the above table, which box plot represents the set of data correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The mean of a set of numbers p, 2p, 3p, 4p and 5p is 6. Calculate the standard deviation of the set of numbers.

a)

2.288

b)

2.828

c)

8.228

d)

8.822

30.

The range and the variance of a set of numbers y1, y2, ... , y15 are 8 and 4.5 respectively.

Calculate the range and the variance of the set of numbers 2y1+155, 2y2+15, 2y3+15, ... , 2y15+15.\frac{2y_1+15}{5},\ \frac{2y_2+1}{5},\ \frac{2y_3+1}{5},\ ...\ ,\ \frac{2y_{15}+1}{5}. 

a)

3.4, 3.2

b)

3.4, 2

c)

3.2, 3.6

d)

3.2, 3.8

31.

A set of data contains 20 numbers. The sum of the numbers is 284 and the sum of the squares of the numbers is 4 688.

Calculate the standard deviation of the set of data.

a)

5.274

b)

5.724

c)

32.76

d)

36.27

32.

The variance of a set of positive numbers p, (p - 5), (p - 2),

(p - 3) and (2p - 5) is 5.84.

Calculate the value of p.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

33.

In a 100 item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?

a)

The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.

b)

The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.

c)

The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.

d)

The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.

34.

How many percent corresponds P25 if you will interpret it?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

60%

35.

Find the value of x.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

36.

Find the difference between median score and mode score.

a)

0.6

b)

1.0

c)

2.4

d)

3.0

37.
If the standard deviation of a data set is 4, what is the variance?
a)
2
b)
16
c)
4
38.

The formula of ____________

a)

Standard Deviation

b)

Mean

c)

Median

d)

Variance

39.
How many games did the team play?
a)
15
b)
12
c)
24
d)
14
40.
In how many games did the team score more than 20 points?
a)
8
b)
7
c)
10
d)
9
41.
What is the mode of the scores?
a)
24
b)
14
c)
34
d)
30
42.
What is the MODE of this data?
a)
100
b)
20
c)
80, 85, and 90
d)
none
43.
What is the MEAN of this data? Round to the nearest hundredth 
a)
85.77
b)
1115
c)
85
d)
13
44.
What is the minimum value?
a)
64
b)
58
c)
66
d)
60
45.
What is the interquartile range (IQR)?
a)
4
b)
64
c)
60
d)
8