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1. Which of the distributions below is closest to the shape of the Normal distribution?

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2. When you throw two six sided dice what is the probability that the sum of the upward faces is 8? a. 1/6 b. 5/18 c. 5/36 d. 1/3

3. How many seconds are there in a year? (Not a leap year.) a. 31 536 000 b. 30 583 500 c. 25 923 360 d. 47 274 000

4. How many different 10 digit UK telephone numbers are there? a.1010 b. 10 x 10 c.1010-1 d. 1010 - 1

5. Match the mathematicians/statisticians below to their pictures. 1. Neville Davies (18th January 1949- ) a. 2. James Bernoulli (27th December 1654 16th August 1705) b. 3. Sir Ronald Fisher (17th February 1890 29th July 1962) c. 4. David Spiegelhalter (16th August 1953 - ) d.

6. What is the approximate population of the world today? a. 7 billion b. 20 million c. 20 billion d. one billion

7. Approximately, how many people in the world share the same birthday? a. 5000 b. 9 million c. 18 million d. 5 672 583

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8. When was the (Royal) Statistical Society founded? a. 1578 b. 1660 c. 1834 d. 1747

9. Who was the first female to become a member of the Statistical Society? a. Joan of Arc b. Florence Nightingale c. Carol Vorderman d. Marie Curie

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10. What is a census? Which one of the following statements is the correct definition? a. A questionnaire sent by the Government every 10 years. b. A count of all people and households in the country. c. A collection of data from some people in the country. d. A count of the number of houses in the country.

11. When was the first national census in England and Wales? a. 1851 b. 1841 c. 1791 d. 1801

12. There is a national census this year, 2011. When is the 2011 Census Day? a. 27 March b. 24 July c. 5 June d. 29 April

13. Which of the statements below are correct? (There may be more then one correct statement.)

a. Box plots can be used to show the differences between the shoe sizes of

b. Box plots can be used to compare the foot lengths of boys

c. Histograms can be used to show the distribution of

d. Histograms and box plots can be used to display

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boys and girls. and girls. childrens heights. discrete data.

14. One of the CensusAtSchool Phase 9 questions 14,000 school children answered was: If you were allowed to completely remove one subject from the school curriculum, which one would it be? What subject do you think most children wanted removed from the UK national curriculum? a. Mathematics b. Citizenship c. Foreign Languages d. Religious Education

15. Match the animals to how long they live in the wild. 1. Gorilla 2. Lion 3. Eclectus Parrot 4. Giant Turtle

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a. On average 75 years

b. Can be over 200 years

c. On average 35 years

d. 13-15 years

16. Monty Hall Problem: You are given the choice of three doors, behind one is a new car, and behind the other two are goats. Once you have made your choice one of the other two doors is opened to reveal a goat. You are now given the choice again between the two remaining doors, should you.

a. Stay with the same door b. Change doors

c. It wont make any difference In 10 words make a statement. I love statistics because ..

d. Dont know

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