A. P.

Statistics
Chapter 1 Test Review Use the stem plot below to answer questions 3 and 4. You should
not try to enter the data into your calculator; rather you should be
On this test you will be expected to: able to determine the answer by simply looking at the graph. (In
fact, on the test if you did this problem by punching in the data, you
1) demonstrate understanding of the following terms and concepts probably wouldn’t have enough time to finish the test.)
* individuals and variables
* categorical and quantitative variables A B
* center, shape, spread, and outlier 3 2
* mean and median 62 3 3
* five-number summary and interquartile range 7 4 26
* variance and standard deviation 90 5 7
9920 6 09
97543 7 0299
2) construct and interpret the following graphs 83 8 34579
* histogram 9 38
* stemplot and back-to-back stemplot
* dot plot 3. Which of the following statements about the stem plot are true?
* box plot and modified box plot I. Distributions A and B have the same range
* time plot II. Distributions A and B have the same median
* cumulative frequency plot III. Distributions A and B have the same
standard deviation
3) compare and contrast the above graphs a. I only
b. II only
4) match a data set to a graph c. I and II only
5) estimate the mean and median of a graph and demonstrate d. I and III only
understanding of how the mean and median are related to each e. I, II, and III
other
4. Which of the following statements would be true about the
6) demonstrate understanding of the concept of resistance distribution of data set B in the stem plot above?
a. The distribution is skewed to the right and the mean is
7) determine whether or not a data value is an outlier less than the median.
b. The distribution is skewed to the left and the mean is less
8) use your calculator to find the 5 number summary for data than the median.
given in a frequency table c. The distribution is skewed to the right and the mean is
greater than the median.
d. The distribution is skewed to the left and the mean is
Things you should do: greater than the median.
• Look at the sections summaries on pages 24 and 47 and e. The distribution is skewed to the right and the mean is
read through the Chapter Review which begins on p. 51. equal to the median.
• Look over old quizzes and handouts.
• Work through the practice multiple choice questions and 5. Find the mean and median of the following sample:
check your answers. Ask questions if you don’t
understand! X Frequency
• Work through sample short answer questions. Pay 2 1
attention to details such as labeling graphs, showing work, 3 2
and justifying your answers with complete sentences. 4 3
a. median = 3; mean = 3
Practice Multiple Choice Questions b. median = 4; mean ≈ 3.3
c. median = 4; mean = 3
1. Ms. Sweet’s biology class had a standard deviation of 2.4 on a d. median = 3.5; mean = 3
standardized test and Ms. Sour’s biology class had a standard e. median = 3.5; mean ≈ 3.3
deviation of 1.2 on the same test. What can be said about these
two classes? 6. The mean, median, and mode of a distribution are 5, 6, and 7
a. Ms. Sweet’s class is more homogeneous than Ms. Sour’s respectively. The distribution is
class. a. skewed left
b. Ms. Sour’s class is more homogeneous than Ms. Sweet’s b. uniform
class. c. skewed right
c. Ms. Sour’s class on the average scored lower on the test d. symmetrical
than did Ms. Sweet’s class. e. bimodal
d. Ms. Sweet’s class performed twice as well as did Ms.
Sour’s class. 7. Which of the following statistics are not resistant?
e. Ms. Sour’s class performed twice as well as did Ms. I. Mean
Sweet’s class. II. Median
III. Standard deviation
2. For a symmetric distribution, the mean and the median are IV. Interquartile range
a. the same a. I only
b. always different b. I and IV only
c. sometimes the same, sometimes different c. I and II only
d. greater than the standard deviation d. III and IV only
e. insufficient information to determine the correct answer e. I and III only
8. In a group of 12 scores, the largest score is increased by 36 14. Mr. Hatt’s third period class has 10 students and the average
points. What effect will this have on the mean of the scores? score on a test in their class was 80. His fifth period class has
a. The mean will increase by 12 points. 15 students and their average score was 90. If Mr. Hatt
b. The mean will remain unchanged. combines the two classes, what will the average of the
c. The mean will increase by 3 points. combined scores be?
d. The mean will increase by 36 points. a. 85
e. There is no way of knowing by exactly how many points b. 85.5
the mean will increase. c. 86
d. 86.5
9. A teacher computes the mean of a set of scores and then e. There is insufficient information to answer this question.
subtracts this mean from each student’s score. What is true
about the sum of the resulting set of adjusted scores? 15. If the standard deviation of a set of observations is 0, you can
a. The sum will be zero. conclude
b. The sum will equal the number of scores. a. that there is no relationship between the observations.
c. The sum will be the mean. b. that the average value is 0.
d. The sum will be negative. c. that all the observations are the same value.
e. The sum will be positive. d. that a mistake in arithmetic has been made.
e. none of the above.
10. If the variance of a distribution is 9, the standard deviation is
a. 3 16. Which of the following distributions are more likely to be
b. 6 skewed to the left than skewed to the right?
c. 9 I. Household incomes
d. 81 II. Home prices in a suburban area
e. It is impossible to determine the standard deviation III. Ages of teenage drivers
without knowing the number of data points.
a. III only
11. The standard deviation of a group of scores is 10. If 5 were b. I and II only
subtracted from each score, the standard deviation of the new c. I and III only
set of scores would be d. II and III only
a. 2 e. I, II, and III
b. 10/25
c. 5 17. Consider the following parallel boxplots illustrating the daily
d. 20 temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) of an upstate New York
e. none of these city during January and July.

12. Ms. Smartt calculates the standard deviation for 5 students’

scores on a recent test to be 8. She then discovers that she
omitted one student’s paper, and now she must recalculate the
standard deviation since there are really 6 students. If the
omitted student’s score is equal to the mean, what effect will
the addition of this student’s score have on the standard
deviation? Which of the following are true statements?
a. The addition of this student’s score will have no effect on I. The ranges are the same.
the standard deviation. II. The interquartile ranges are the same.
b. The addition of this student’s score will cause the III. Because of symmetry, the medians are the
standard deviation to increase. same
c. The addition of this student’s score will cause the
standard deviation to decrease. a. I only
d. It is impossible to know the effect of this student’s score b. II only
without knowing the mean. c. I and II only
e. It is impossible to know the effect of this student’s score d. I and III only
without knowing all of the students’ scores. e. II and III only
13. Which of the following are true statements? 18. Which of the following statements are true?
I. Approximately 50% of the data is between I. If the right and left sides of a histogram are
Q1 and Q3. mirror images of each other, the distribution is
II. The interquartile range is half the distance skewed on both sides.
between the first quartile and the third II. A distribution spread far to the right side is said
quartile. to be skewed to the right.
III. While the range is affected by outliers, the III. If a distribution is skewed to the right, its mean is
interquartile range is not. greater than its median.
a. I only a. I only
b. II only b. I and II only
c. III only c. I and III only
d. I and II only d. II and III only
e. I and III only e. None of the above gives the complete set of true
responses.
19. The graph below shows cumulative proportions plotted against
GPA’s for high school seniors.
 22. Look back at the stemplot in number 21. What is the relative
frequency of states with per capita personal incomes of at least
$1800?
a. 0.02
b. 0.14
c. 0.16
d. 7
e. 8

23. The 5-number summaries for 3 sets of data are given. For
which set(s) of data would an observation of 6 be an outlier
What is the interquartile range? (using the IQR rule)?
a. 0.85 I. 4, 12, 13, 14, 16
b. 2.25 II. 4, 11, 12, 15, 16
c. 2.70 III. 4, 10, 13, 14, 16
d. 2.75
e. 3.1 a. I only
b. III only
20. Following is a histogram of test scores. c. I and II only
d. I and III only
e. None of the above gives the complete set of correct
responses

24. Since the distribution of housing prices in a community is

usually skewed right, which measure of center should you use
for housing prices?
a. mean
b. median
Which of the following statements are true? c. mode
I. The median score is 75. d. IQR
II. If the passing score was 60, most students failed. e. None of the above
III. More students scored between 50 and 60 than
between 90 and 100. 25. In a sample’s distribution of incomes, the modal income (most
frequently occurring income) is $27,000 a year, the median
a. I only income is $35,000 a year, and the mean income is $45,000 a
b. II only year. Which statistic do you think is the best estimate of
c. I and III only average income, and based on this information, would you say
d. II and III only that distribution of incomes is mound-shaped, skewed to the
e. None of the above gives the complete set of true left, or skewed to the right?
responses. a. $27,000; skewed right
b. $35,000; skewed right
21. A stemplot for the 1988 per capita personal income (in c. $45,000; mound-shaped
hundreds of dollars) for the 50 states is shown below. d. $35,000; skewed left
e. $45,000; skewed left
11 0 7
12 6 2 7 8 2 7 5 7 8 5 0
13 3 7 7
14 9 7 8 1 6
15 0 9 0 5 2 5 0 4 4
16 4 5 9 4 8 2 8 6
17 7 6 4 6
18 9
19 5 3 0 3
20 7
21 9
22 8

Which of the following describes the data?

a. Skewed distribution, mean greater than the median.
b. Skewed distribution, median greater than the mean.
c. Symmetric distribution, mean greater than the median.
d. Symmetric distribution, median greater than the mean.
e. Symmetric distribution with outliers on the high end.