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Measures of Center, Box, Dot, and HIstograms

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 3hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A data set can have more than one median?
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A data set can have more than one mode
a)
True
b)
False
3.
To find the average of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...
a)
2
b)
The minimum
c)
The maximum
d)
The number of items
4.
What is the mode?
a)
# happening the most
b)
the average
c)
biggest - smallest
d)
the middle #
5.
What is the range?
a)
average
b)
biggest-smallest
c)
the middle #
d)
# happening the most
6.
The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?
a)
24
b)
36
c)
39
d)
52
7.
In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
It is possible to have three numbers in the middle of a data set.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The number of pages that Carolyn wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below: 
9, 8, 12, 6, 10
What is the mean number of pages she wrote per day?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
9
d)
11
10.
The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?
a)
94 was the highest score on the test.
b)
More students received a 94 than any other score
c)
No student scored below a 94
d)
A score of 91 was slightly below average.
11.
Given the set of data below, what would be the most meaningful measure?
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 21
a)
Mean
b)
Median
c)
Mode
d)
Range
12.
A  number that is either MUCH larger or MUCH smaller than the rest of the numbers is a(n)
a)
outlier
b)
inlier
c)
lier
d)
I'm lying
13.
If you have two numbers in the middle, you should
a)
add them together and divide by two
b)
find the number in between the two
c)
find the mean of the two numbers
d)
all of these
14.
If a number is added to the set that is in the middle of the data, how does this affect the range?
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
both increase and decrease
15.
If 10 is added to every value in a set of data, what will happen to the value of the median?
a)
it will increase by 10
b)
it will decrease by 10
c)
it will stay the same
d)
it will both increase and decrease
16.
What is the MEDIAN of this data
a)
95
b)
90
c)
100
d)
40
17.
What is the RANGE of this data
a)
40
b)
95
c)
90
d)
100
18.
What is the MODE of this data?
a)
100
b)
20
c)
80, 85, and 90
d)
none
19.
What is the MEDIAN of this data?
a)
65
b)
40
c)
915
d)
13
20.
What is the MEAN for this data?
a)
80
b)
1040
c)
13
d)
81
21.
How many students spent 7 hours doing homework that week?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
22.
How many total students are in the science class?
a)
13
b)
6
c)
27
d)
25
23.
What is the highest score in the class?
a)
88%
b)
100%
c)
13
d)
98%
24.
How many people have two or less books in their desk?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
25.

Which statement best describes the data shown in the dot plot?

a)

The peak of the data is at 35

b)

The data are clustered from 30 to 32

c)

The data distribution has gaps

d)

The data distribution is symmetrical

26.

Karen constructed the box-and-whisker plot below to show information about her first semester scores.

What was Karen's median test score?

a)

70

b)

85

c)

90

d)

95

27.

The box-and-whisker plots shown below represent the salaries of employees at two different

companies.

What is the difference between the median salaries of the employees at the two companies?

a)

$0

b)

$500

c)

$1000

d)

$2000

28.

The list below shows the most recent test scores for students in Mr. Garcia’s study group.

78, 90, 94, 72, 80, 68, 72, 88, 94, 98, 86, 96

Which box-and-whisker plot correctly represents the data in the list?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The box-and-whisker plot below shows the number of points each member of the middle

school basketball team made during the game on Saturday.

What was the greatest number of points scored by a basketball player during the game on

Saturday?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

30.

Mrs. Garcia decides to organize her students’ algebra test scores into

a box plot to analyze the results, as shown below.

What is the median score of the class?

a)

76

b)

80

c)

82

d)

84

31.

Jerry recorded the outdoor temperature at noon on the first day of each month for one year.

He made the box-and-whisker plot below to display his data.

What is the range of temperatures?

a)

40

b)

55

c)

70

d)

95

32.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Plot
33.
Which interval has 400 employees?
a)
33-43
b)
0-10
c)
77-87
d)
66-76
34.
How many cities have temperatures between 70 degrees and 99 degrees?
a)
44
b)
34
c)
26
d)
62
35.
How many students are between 48 and 51 inches tall?
a)
14
b)
8
c)
2
d)
0
36.
How many students scored between a 86 and a 90?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
10
37.
How many people watched between 6 and 10 hours of TV last week?
a)
31
b)
22
c)
15
d)
35
38.
Which interval has the greatest number of employees?
a)
11-21
b)
33-43
c)
77-87
d)
44-54
39.
Which data set shows a greater spread?
a)
Chess Club
b)
Checkers Club
c)
They have the same spread.
d)
You cannot tell from the box plots. 
40.
Compare the centers and spreads. 
a)
 Math has a higher median (center) and a wider spread.
b)
 Math has a higher median (center) and a smaller spread.
c)
Math has a lower median (center) and a smaller spread.
d)
Math has a lower median (center) and a wider spread.
41.
Is the Cars dot plot skewed left or right?
a)
left
b)
right