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Standard Deviation

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Population Mean

b)

Mean of the Sampling Distribution of X-bar

c)

Sample Mean

d)

Proportion

2.

Select the correct description

a)

Population Mean

b)

Proportion

c)

Sample Mean

d)

Population Median

3.

n

a)

Distribution Shape

b)

Sample Size

c)

Sample Mean

d)

Population Size

4.

N

a)

Distribution Shape

b)

Sample Size

c)

Sample Mean

d)

Population Size

5.

Select the correct description

a)

Sample Range

b)

Sample Standard Deviation

c)

Spread of a Sample

d)

Population Standard Deviation

6.

A statistic is an unbiased estimator of a parameter when

a)

in many samples, the values of the statistic are centered at the parameter

b)

in many samples, the values of the statistic are close to the parameter

c)

the statistic is calculated from a random sample.

d)

in a single sample, the value of the statistic is equal to the parameter

7.

What is the standard deviation for the data given:

{5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2}

a)

6.89

b)

10.1

c)

7.26

d)

9

8.

What is the standard deviation for the data given:

{12, 13, 29, 18, 61, 35, 21}

a)

293.67

b)

15.87

c)

17.14

d)

41.98

9.

The data sets show the test scores of a group for the last two tests.

Test 1: {75, 75, 85, 80, 65, 70, 65} Test 2: {95, 85, 85, 90, 90, 95, 100}

Which data set had the SMALLER standard deviation?

a)

Test 1 with a standard deviation of 6.9

b)

Test 2 with a standard deviation of 6.9

c)

Test 1 with a standard deviation of 5.2

d)

Test 2 with a standard deviation of 5.2

10.
Four data sets are shown below.
Set 1: {10, 19, 38, 50, 51}
Set 2: {5, 21, 26, 39, 51}
Set 3: {9, 38, 50, 50, 51}
Set 4: {5, 28, 28, 28, 51}
Which data set has the largest standard deviation?
a)
Set 1
b)
Set 2
c)
Set 3
d)
Set 4
11.
All of the below sets have the same mean.
Set 1-Standard Deviation=3.1
Set 2-Standard Deviation=4.9
Set 3-Standard Deviation=1.7
Set 4-Standard Deviation=3.2
Which set of data probably has the points closest to the mean?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
If the standard deviation of a data set is 4, what is the variance?
a)
2
b)
16
c)
4
13.

In a population of five university students with GPAs of 2.5, 2.3, 1.7, 1.4, and 1.1, a sample of three students are considered. What would be the standard deviation of the resulting sampling distribution?

a)

0.53

b)

0.41

c)

0.35

d)

0.22

14.
What is the variance for the data given:
5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2
a)
47.47
b)
102.01
c)
52.77
d)
81
15.

What is the variance of the sample data set?

a)

72

b)

21.4

c)

533.67

d)

395.7

16.
What does this symbol represent?
a)
Variance
b)
Standard Deviation
c)
Mean Absolute Deviation
d)
Sigma
17.

Given a variance of 64, what is the standard deviation?

a)

8

b)

4096

c)

0

d)

6.8

18.

What is the standard deviation of the data?

a)

0.88 cm

b)

0.90 cm

c)

0.94 cm

d)

1.02 cm

19.

What is the standard deviation of the data?

a)

0.01 g

b)

1.00 g

c)

1.03 g

d)

10.5 g

20.

Ervin bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is the sample standard deviation of Ervin's scores?

a)

511.33

b)

22.61

c)

438.48

d)

20.94

21.

In a population of five university students with GPAs of 2.5, 2.3, 1.7, 1.4, and 1.1, a sample of three students are considered. What would be the standard deviation of the resulting sampling distribution?

a)

0.53

b)

0.41

c)

0.35

d)

0.22

22.
Four data sets are shown below.
Set 1: {10, 19, 38, 50, 51}
Set 2: {5, 21, 26, 39, 51}
Set 3: {9, 38, 50, 50, 51}
Set 4: {5, 28, 28, 28, 51}
Which data set has the largest standard deviation?
a)
Set 1
b)
Set 2
c)
Set 3
d)
Set 4
23.
Which of the following is a measure of variability?
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode
d)
standard deviation
24.
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
25.
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
26.
To find the _________ you add up all the numbers and then divide by how many numbers you have.
a)
Mean
b)
Median
c)
Mode
d)
Range