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WorksheetsAnalyzing Data
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What does the x-axis measure?
Time (minutes)
Distance in City Blocks
Length of Stride
Speed of Walking
What does the y-axis measure?
Time (minutes)
Distance in City Blocks
Length of Stride
Speed of Walking
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
0 m
10 m
20 m
40 m
A Line graph
shows the relationship that changes over time.
compares information collected by counting.
shows different parts of a whole quantity.
The data collected supports which of the following questions that Squidward could have tested? (Sound score based on audience applause.)
Which song does the audience prefer?
Which instrument does the audience like best?
Which reed length creates the best sound?
How do applause affect performance?
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
quantitative
qualitative
The data collected supports which of the following questions that Squidward could have tested?
Which song does the audience prefer?
Which instrument does the audience like best?
Which reed length creates the best sound?
How do applause affect performance?
A bar graph
shows the relationship that changes over time.
compares information collected by counting.
shows different parts of a whole quantity.
A cirlce graph
shows the relationship that changes over time.
compares information collected by counting.
shows different parts of a whole quantity.
What type of relationship does this line graph show?
linear
quadratic
reverse
inverse
What type of relationship does this line graph show?
linear
quadratic
reverse
inverse
What type of relationship does this line graph show?
linear
quadratic
reverse
inverse
At what two points are the girl and the dog standing still?
4 to 20 minutes
6 to 18 minutes
0 to 6 minutes
3 minutes
Which of the following is a claim that can be supported by evidence on the graph?
the bee population is decreasing over time
2014 had the lowest bee population
1970 had more bees than 1990
all of these
Which of the following is correct?
Independent variable= time (years)
Dependent variable= amount of bees
Independent variable= amount of bees
Dependent variable= time (years)
Independent variable= amount of time
Dependent variable= bees (years)
none of these
Which of the following claims can be supported by the graph?
roots appear healthier in soil with low amounts of salt
roots appear healthier in soil with high amounts of salt
roots appear healthier in soil with medium amounts of salt
salt concentration in soil has no effect on plant growth
What is the dependent variable on the graph?
storage containers
days until bread molded
amount of mold
amount of storage bags
What is the independent variable?
sales
months
Jan, Feb and Mar
growth
What is the independent variable in the experiment?
amount of water
plant growth
amount of sunlight
plant number
Which of the following is the first step in analyzing scientific data?
Collecting data
Formulating a hypothesis
Drawing conclusions
Publishing results
When analyzing a data set, which graph is most suitable for showing the distribution of a single variable?
Bar graph
Histogram
Pie chart
Line graph
In an experiment, a scientist measures the growth of plants under different light conditions. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Type of plant
Amount of light
Growth of plants
Soil type
A researcher finds a correlation coefficient of 0.9 between two variables. What does this indicate about the relationship between the variables?
There is a weak positive correlation
There is a strong positive correlation
There is a weak negative correlation
There is a strong negative correlation
Which statistical test would be most appropriate to compare the means of two independent groups?
Chi-square test
ANOVA
t-test
Regression analysis
A scientist is analyzing the results of an experiment and notices an outlier in the data. What should the scientist do next?
Ignore the outlier
Remove the outlier
Investigate the cause of the outlier
Average the outlier with other data points
