Worksheets Name
Chapter 18 Quiz: Statistics Class
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins Date
1.
The range of the data shown in the stem and leaf plot is (a)
. (b) of the students who took the test
scored at least 70 points.
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2.
What is the most common score?
a) 24 b) 14
c) 34 d) 30
3.
What is the median score?
a) 21 b) 16
c) 17 d) 19
4.
How many cities have temperatures between 70 degrees
and 99 degrees?
a) 44 b) 34
c) 26 d) 62
5.
The MEDIAN of this data set is (a) . The range is
(b) . Most data are clustered to the (c)
side which means that most values are concentrated on the
(d) end of the scale. There is a tail stretching on
the left side. The outlier in this data set is (e) .
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6.
What is the MODE of this data?
a) 100 b) 20
c) 80, 85, and 90 d) none
7.
The Mean of this data set is (a) . The data set is
(b) which means that most data points are close
to the mean and has fewer values as you move away from
the center.
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8.
What is the median of the Stem-and-Leaf Plot?
a) 43.5 b) 42
c) 45 d) 44.5
9.
What is the mean for the stem and leaf plot? Given 3/2=32
a) 32.3 b) 32.8
c) 32.9 d) 33.4
10. A simple random sample of 200 people is selected
from the 1230 male students in a university
psychology course to take part in a psychological test.
The population being considered is
a) 200 people b) 1230 male students
c) People taking part in d) Male students enrolled
the test in a university
psychology course.
11.
The following sampling methods are biased EXCEPT
a) A b) B
c) C d) none of the above.
12. So as not to bias your survey, you must try to choose
randomly. Describe how you could select a random
sample from:
a. your class
b. your school
13.
Calculate the mean of this frequency distribution.
a) 4 b) 5
c) 5.06 d) 6
14.
Find the median of the scores.
a) 4 b) 6
c) 5 d) 5.06
15.
Find the range of the scores.
a) 6 b) 5
c) 0 d) 4
16.
Find the modal class.
a) 150 - 155 b) 145 - 150
c) 155 - 160 d) 160 - 165
17.
Find the mean.
a) 2.9 b) 2
c) 3 d) 2.5
18.
Find the median.
a) 2.9 b) 2
c) 3 d) 2.5
19.
Find the mode.
a) 2 b) 10
c) 3 d) 2.5
20.
Find the range.
a) 2 b) 10
c) 6 d) 3
21. Identify which of the following investigations would use
sampling to gather data.
a) The ages of visitors in a b) The weights of newborn
museum lambs
c) The makes of cars for d) The sports played by
sale in a particular car students in a Grade 7
yard. class.
22.
Ella records the time of 40 phone calls. The results are
shown in the table on the next page. How many phone
calls lasted for more than 5 minutes
a) 24 b) 4
c) 31 d) 9
23.
Refer to the chart on the left. Which statement is FALSE?
a) 48 students were b) 25 students have brown
surveyed in both classes. eyes in both classess.
c) 9 more students have d) Most students in Class A
blue eyes than green have blue eyes while
eyes in both classes. majority of students in
Class B have brown
eyes.
24.
The bar chart shows the level of support for a new high
speed rail link. Which is/are CORRECT interpretation/s of
the results?
a) The evidence that people b) The graph is misleading
are in favour of the plans because the vertical
is convincing, scale does not start from
zero. This makes a small
difference look like a big
difference.
c) Twice of those who are d) The chart shows that
against the high speed there is very similar
rail link are in favour. numbers in favour of and
against the rail link.
25.
The pie chart shows the results of a school mock election.
If Labour received 183 votes, how many pupils voted in
total?
a) 238 b) 122
c) 540 d) 360
26. A small factory has a managing director and seven
workers. The weekly wages are $700, $700, $700, $750,
$750, $800, $800 and $4000. a Find the mean, mode and
median of these wages. b Which average best describes
the weekly wages? Give reasons for your answer.
27.
The spread/variability of values would be greater for the
data set displayed in Histogram (a) . The values
in the data set are more spread out relative to the mean of
the data set. The data values in Histogram (b)
cluster more tightly around the mean of that distribution.
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