Lawrence High School - Mathematics Department -

Common District Assessment Questions

Standard: Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and

quantitative variables. (CCSS HSS.ID.B)

These questions are embedded within a chapter test. They have been cut and pasted in this
document for ease of review.

Open Response: Show all of your work in order to receive full credit. Make sure you label
your answers.

A1. Ch4. Q15​. The table shows the number of iPhones sold since Apple launched their new
product.

Year after the Number of iPhones sold

launch (in millions)
1 10
2 20
3 32
4 39
5 45
6 51
7 53
8 67
9 70
10 72

a. Represent the data using a scatter plot on a separate piece of graph paper.
*(CCSS HSS.ID.B)(8)

b. Describe any patterns you see in the data displayed in your graph.
*(CCSS HSS.ID.B)(4C)
A1.Ch4. Q22​. The table lists the winning times for the men’s 100 m freestyle swim for Olympic
Games from 1952 through 2000.
*(CCSS HSS.ID.B )(12AB)
[parts a - d]

Winning time
Year
(s)
1952 57.4
1956 55.4
1960 55.2
1964 53.4
1968 52.2
1972 51.22
1976 49.99
1980 50.40
1984 49.80
1988 48.63
1992 49.02
1996 48.74
2000 48.30

(International Olympic Committee, ​Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2005​, p.947)

a. Represent the data, ​(year, winning time), ​using a scatter plot on a separate piece of paper.

b. ​Summarize the ​year ​data and the ​winning time​ data using a five-number summary.

c. ​Add the quartile lines for the ​(year, winning time)​ data to your sketch. Give the
coordinates of the two Q-points you should use for the line of fit.

d. ​Find the equation for the line of fit.