———— eS ltt ee a KC. 5 8 sold @ es) O'S FH ADL Exploring Data ee aa ae Part 1: Multiple Choice. On the separate page provided with your test, record the letter corresponding to the best answer. 1. The pie chart at right describes the distribution of state tree : types for the 50 states in the United States. The category “other” include all trees that are the state tree for two or fewer states. Which of the following conclusions can we draw from this chart? (a) Some states have not designated a state tree.” (b) The cottonwood is the state tree for 12 states. (“J (©) Taken together, oak, pine, and maple are the state trees for more than half the states. Pi (@) There are 10 states that have designated a pine as thelr state tree. (@) There is no state that has designated the Eastern Red Cedar as its state tree. 2. The following bar graph gives the percent of owners of three brands of trucks who are satisfied with their truck. From this graph, we may conclude that 7%. (a) owners of other brands of trucks are less satisfied than a the owners of these three brands. 2 (b) Chevrolet owners are substantially more satisfied than = Ford or Toyota owners.) i (©) there is very little differerice in the satisfaction of the owners for the three brands. Rearie probably sells more trucks than Ford or Toyota. (@) pie chart would have been a better choice for displaying these data. FORD CHEVROLET TOYOTA’ 3. Ifa distribution is skewed to the right, which of the following is true? (a) The mean mast be less than the median. (b) The mean and median must be equal. V @The mean must be greater than the median. (d) The mean is either equal to or less than the median. (@) It’simpossible to tell which of the above statements is true without seeing the data 4, The mean birth weight of infants born at a certain hospital in the month of April was 128 oz. with a standard deviation of 10.2 02. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of standard deviation? — (a) All the infants born in April weighed between 117.8 oz. and 138.2 oz. (b) About half the infants born in April weighed between 117.8 02. and 138.2 oz. (0 The difference between the mean weight and the median weight of infants born in April was 10.2 oz. (7 Wane distance between the weight ofeach infant born in April and the mean weight was, on average, about 10.2 07, (e) The mean weight of infants born in subsequent months is likely to be within 10.2 o2. of the mean weight in April.5. Asmall company that prints custom t-shirts has 6 employees, one of whom is the owner and manager. ‘Suppose the owner makes $120,000 per year and the other employees make between $40,000 and $50,000 per year. One day, the owner decides to give himself a $30,000 raise. Which of the following describes how the company's mean and median salaries would change? fa) The mean and median would both increase by $5,000. J@ ‘The mean would increase by $5,000 and the median would not chan; (©) The mean would increase by $6,000 and the median would not change. (4) The median would increase by $6,000 and the mean would not change. 2 & (e) The mean would increase by $6,000, but we cannot determine the change in the median without more X, information. ~ Nes leok ISO 6. A medical researcher collects health data on many women in each of several countries. One of the variables measured for each woman in the study is her weight in pounds. The following list gives the five-number summary for the weights of adult women in one of the countries. eae 5 Country A: 92, 110,120, 160, 240 About what percent of Country A women weigh between 110 and 240 pounds? (a) 50% (b) 65% (ABAS% (4) 85% (©) 95% Qs INGE 1S), 00%ee) ‘Show all your work. Indicate clearly the methods you use, because you will be graded on the correctness of your ‘methods as well as the accuracy and completeness of your results and explanations. 7. Weall “know” that the body temperature of a healthy person is 98.6°F. In reality, the actual body temperature of individuals varies. Here are dotplots and summary statistics of the body temperatures of 90 healthy individuals (45 males and 45 females). Total Variable Count Mean SE Mean StDev Minimum 45 98.344 0.121 0.745 TAe ee enone ioe = 100.1 Gu.so sock Female Males a. Determine ifthere are any outliers in each distribution. Show your work. Coq 46 Seek 4 ae FI = (o ; 4) Wea ayes Q8.-47 Le \ us = ccs Ge. AE \ (OA Q6.U41,5 5 WOO.! E None (@) 41-15 = WA Ete Eo b. Draw parallel boxplots of these two distributions. Be sure to label the plots and provide a scale. E eee ee GkS wS OF os % ms 44 aq. c. Write a few sentences comparing the body temperatures of healthy males and females. ON gvelage “Women Nase & Wigner body JcmPerature ¢ Fron MeN. Men ray o lowe Sid deviation ( N\ regards +0 body eapaadurel, Fenales’ Plot UNfscm. thon Males. ovr wers* ‘So wWoee ANON Women dd&. 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