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Statistics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the branch of statistics that organizes and presents data without inferring beyond the data?

a)

Inferential Statistics

b)

Descriptive Statistics

c)

Analytical Statistics

d)

Predictive Statistics

2.

What is the symbol used to indicate summation in statistics?

a)

x̄ (X Bar)

b)

N (Population Size)

c)

μ (Mu)

d)

Σ (Sigma)

3.

What is the mean of the following test scores: 92, 84, 65, 76, 88, 90?

a)

78.5

b)

80.0

c)

85.5

d)

82.5

4.

In a ranked list of numbers, how is the median determined if the number of entries is even?

a)

It is the mean of the two middle numbers.

b)

It is the middle number.

c)

It is the highest number.

d)

It is the lowest number.

5.

What is the mode of the following list: 18, 15, 21, 16, 15, 14, 15, 21?

a)

18

b)

16

c)

15

d)

21

6.

What does the term 'population' refer to in statistics?

a)

A small group of data

b)

The entire group under consideration

c)

A sample of data

d)

The average of a dataset

7.

What is the median of the following numbers: 4, 8, 1, 14, 9, 21, 12?

a)

8

b)

14

c)

9

d)

12

8.

What is the mean height of the runners given their heights: 160 cm, 137 cm, 149 cm, 153 cm, 161 cm?

a)

155 cm

b)

152 cm

c)

150 cm

d)

158 cm

9.

If no number occurs more than once in a dataset, what is the mode?

a)

The highest number

b)

The average of the numbers

c)

The lowest number

d)

There is no mode

10.

What is the purpose of inferential statistics?

a)

To describe data

b)

To make predictions about a population

c)

To collect data

d)

To organize data