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Descriptive Statistics

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The median of the lower half of a set of data.

a)

interquartile range

b)

frequency

c)

lower quartile

d)

upper quartile

2.

The median of the lower half of a set of data.

a)

interquartile range

b)

frequency

c)

lower quartile

d)

upper quartile

3.

the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it

a)

variance

b)

median

c)

mode

d)

mean

4.

the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores.

a)

variance

b)

mean

c)

median

d)

mode

5.

The median of the upper half of a set of data

a)

frequency

b)

interquartile range

c)

lower quartile

d)

upper quartile

6.

a computer measure of how much scores vary around the mean score

a)

standard deviation

b)

upper quartile

c)

histogram

d)

interquartile range

7.

A point on a ranking scale of 0 to 100. The 50th percentile is the midpoint; half the people in the population being studied rank higher and half rank lower.

a)

histogram

b)

box plot

c)

paired data set

d)

percentile

8.

A graph of vertical bars representing the frequency distribution of a set of data.

a)

box plot

b)

percentile

c)

histogram

d)

bar graph

9.

The difference between the upper and lower quartiles

a)

lower quartile

b)

interquartile range

c)

quartiles

d)

upper quartile

10.

the number of times a value of the data occurs

a)

quartiles

b)

frequency

c)

upper quartile

d)

lower quartile

11.

mean of the squared deviations from the mean, or the square of the standard deviation

a)

histogram

b)

variance

c)

median

d)

quartiles

12.

At Dominique's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Dominique find the mode.
12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10

a)

13

b)

12

c)

11

d)

10

13.

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

a)

193

b)

127

c)

60

d)

66

14.

Find the mean of these numbers:
5,11,2,12,4,2

a)

4.1

b)

6

c)

4.5

d)

4

15.

Find the median, mode and range: 
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 8, 3

a)

median:7  mode:3  range:7

b)

median:6  mode:3  range:7

c)

median:7  mode:3  range:8

16.

What does the MEDIAN represent in a set of numbers?

a)

whatever number in the middle of the list, regardless the value of numbers

b)

the number that represents the middle value in a set of numbers

c)

the number that appears most often

d)

the highest number

17.

Find the median, mode and range: 
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 8, 3

a)

median:7  mode:3  range:7

b)

median:6  mode:3  range:7

c)

median:7  mode:3  range:8

18.

The table shows the frequency of the number of visits to the doctor per year for a group of children. What is the mean?

a)

2

b)

2.2

c)

3

d)

7.5

19.

Find the median of these numbers:
4,2,7,4,3

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

20.

Find the range.
7, 1, 1, 7, 1, 4, 1

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

3

21.

Find the mean of these numbers:
2, 57, 38, 42, 6

a)

29

b)

38

c)

50

d)

145

22.

The following table shows the annual salaries earned by employees of a small company. What is the mean?

a)

75,650

b)

54,950

c)

42,750

d)

51,000

23.

The following table shows the annual salaries earned by employees of a small company. What is the median?

a)

75,650

b)

54,950

c)

42,750

d)

51,000

24.

How many more runners ran 5-6 miles a week than ran 7-8 miles a week?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

8

d)

6

25.

The scores awarded to 15 students for an assignment were as follows:

7 9 8 7 7 8 5 6 9 8 8 7 4 9 8

What is the mode?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

26.

Find the mean of these numbers:
5,11,2,12,4,2

a)

4.1

b)

6

c)

4.5

d)

4

27.

Find the median, first quartile, third quartile, and interquartile range of the data.

32, 53, 72, 66, 47, 54, 49, 67, 71

a)

Median: 54

First Quartile: 49

Third Quartile: 67

IQR: 18

b)

Median: 54

First Quartile: 48

Third Quartile: 69

IQR: 21

c)

Median: 54

First Quartile: 48

Third Quartile: 69

IQR: 22

d)

Median: 54

First Quartile: 49

Third Quartile: 69

IQR: 20

28.

What is the minimum in this data set?

a)

0

b)

4

c)

9

d)

40

29.

What is the highest quiz grade in the stem and leaf plot?

a)

9

b)

26

c)

92

d)

96

30.

Which of the following is a measure of data centrality?

a)

Median

b)

Z-score

c)

Percentile

d)

Standard deviation

31.

Which of the following is a measure of data variability?

a)

Mode

b)

Quartile

c)

Z-score

d)

Range

32.

Which of the following measures is NOT easily influenced by outliers in a data set?

a)

Mean

b)

Interquartile range

c)

Variance

d)

Correlation coefficient

33.

Please find the median of the following data set:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

a)

4

b)

5

c)

4.5

d)

5.5

34.

Which of the following statement is NOT true?

a)

Median = Q2

b)

50th percentile = Q2

c)

IQR = Q1 - Q3

d)

Range = Largest - Smallest

35.

When a set of data is skewed to the right, we can say that ___.

a)

the data set is postively skewed

b)

the data set is negatively skewed

c)

the mean is less than the median in most cases

d)

the median and the mean are almost equal

36.

Which of the following might be a proper estimate of the skewness of the data in the plot?

a)

0

b)

-0.5

c)

0.8

d)

0.2

37.

What do we know about the a normally distributed population?

a)

Approximately 68% of the data values fall within one standard deviation of the mean.

b)

Approximately 95% of the data values fall within one standard deviation of the mean.

c)

Approximately all of the data values fall within two standard deviations of the mean.

d)

Approximately 95% of the data values fall within three standard deviations of the mean.

38.

Which of the following boxplot corresponds to this histogram?

a)

b)

c)

d)

None of the above

39.

When a set of data has suspect outliers, which of the following are preferred measures of central tendency and of variability?

a)

mean and standard deviation

b)

mean and range

c)

median and range

d)

median and interquartile range

40.

Most data can be put into the following categories: Qualitative – Quantitative

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

Quantitative data may be either discrete or continuous.

a)

Yes

b)

No

42.

Which one is the easiest method to sample?

a)

Simple random sample

b)

Cluster sample

c)

Convenient sample.

43.

Define the term 'mode' in statistics.

a)

The average of all data points

b)

The most frequently occurring value

c)

The difference between the largest and smallest values

44.

What is the 'median' in statistics?

a)

The average of all data points

b)

The middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order

c)

The most frequently occurring value

45.

When skewness is positive, the distribution is called:

(a)  

46.

The histogram and frequency polygon are two different ways to represent the same dataset.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

What value is the lower quartile (Q1)?

a)

60

b)

55

c)

75

d)

88

48.

What is the median?

a)

75

b)

60

c)

80

d)

88

49.

What value is the upper quartile (Q3)?

a)

55

b)

88

c)

80

d)

75

50.

How is variance defined in statistics?

a)

The difference between the maximum and minimum values

b)

The most frequently occurring value in a dataset

c)

The average of the squared differences from the mean

51.

The numbers of hours worked (per week) by 400 statistics students are shown in the table. The cumulative percent frequency for students working less than 20 hours per week is

a)

20%

b)

25%

c)

80%

d)

100%

52.

The numbers of hours worked (per week) by 400 statistics students are shown in the table. The midpoint of the last class is

a)

35.5

b)

34

c)

35

d)

34.5

53.

Given the following data: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

a)

the average of the data is 5

b)

the average of the data is 6

c)

the average of the data is 5.5

d)

the average of the data is 55

54.

Name 2 measures of dispersion

a)

Range

b)

Mode

c)

Median

d)

Standard deviation

e)

Mean

55.

The data in the picture:

a)

is negatively skewed

b)

positively skewed

c)

symmetrical

56.

Calculate the range of the following data set:
10, 15, 20, 25, 30

a)

30

b)

20

c)

15

d)

25

57.

Which of the following represents the middle value when a data set is ordered?

a)

mean

b)

range

c)

median

d)

mode

58.

What is the 'mode' in statistics?

a)

The value that appears most frequently in a data set

b)

The middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order

c)

The average of all data points

59.

How do you calculate the range of a data set?

a)

Subtract the smallest value from the largest value

b)

Add all the values together

c)

Find the median of the data set

60.

What does the term 'interquartile range' (IQR) refer to?

a)

The difference between the first and third quartiles

b)

The average of the first and second quartiles

c)

The range of the entire data set