122 Chapter 8 Exercise - Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Test Scores 67 | 75 | a7 | Number of Students } 1] 3 | 2 | 2 ‘The test scores of 8 students are shown in the table above. Let m be the mean ofthe scares and M be the median of the score. What is the value of M—m? A) 6 B) 0 o3 D) 6 ‘The average (arithmetic mean) of five numbers n,n~3, In=l, 3n—4, and 5n+10 is 8. Which ofthe following is true? A) median =5, range =18 B) median =5, range = 25 ©) median =7, range =18 D) median =7, range =25 There (ti et) oft be et, tone sani what other number? A) x42, B) x-2 ° b) 2 ‘The average (arithmetic mean) of a set of 7 numbers is 19. Ifthe average of the 6 greatest ‘numbers inthe set is 29 and the average of the remaining numbers is 7, what is the value of? ays B) 10 on pb) 2 ‘The average (arithmetic mean) of m, n, and 1 is O. What is the value of m+? ‘The average (arithmetic mean) test score for all the students in a class is 84, The average score of m boys in the class was 79, while that of ‘n gitls was 87. What is the ratio of m ton? A student has an average (arithmetic mean) score of 86 points for 4 tests, What total score does this student need in the next two tests in order to have an average of 90 forall 6 tests?124 Chapter 8 Exercise - Standard Deviation v ‘The table above shows the frequency distribution of Questions 1-3 refer to the following the number of children in each of 8 families. information. The figure above shows a normal distribution with ‘mean m and standard deviation d/, including approximate percentages of the distribution corresponding to the regions shown. Suppose the SAT math scores of 1,200 students entering a certain university are normally distributed with ‘a mean score of 600 and standard deviation of 60, ica Approximately how many of the students have SAT scores between 660 and 720? BZ Approximately how many of the students have SAT scores less than $40? B Approximately how many of the students have SAT scores greater than 720? Questions 4-6 refer to the following information. Numberofchitérean] o | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Frequency tf2fafofa @ Let m be the mean of the data set above. What is the value of m? o Let be the standard deviation of the data set above. What is the value of d (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.) w Add 2 to each entry on the original list. Let m, and d, be the new mean and the new standard deviation of the data set. Which of the following is true? A) m,=m+2and d,=d+2 mand d,=d +2 Multiply each entry by 2 on the original lis. Let m, and d,, be the new mean and the new standard deviation of the data set, Which of the following is true? ©) m, =2m and d, D) m, =m and d,=2d a126 Chapter 8 Exe v Questions 1-3 refer to the following information. Bolden for College R Eixollnen Gin Thousnxk) 195019601970 19801999 2000, Year The line graph above shows the enrollment for College R between 1950 and 2000, oO According to the graph above, College R showed the greatest change in enrollment between which two decades? A) 1950 0 1960 B) 1960 t0 1970 ©) 197010 1980 D) 1980 10 1990 BQ What is the average rate of inerease in enrollment per decade between 1950 and 2000? A) 500 B) 600 ©) 750 D) 875 1 Displays B Ifenrollment inereases by approximately the same percentage between 2000 and 2010 as it decreased between 1950 and 1960, what is the expected enrollment in 2010? A) 7,250 B) 7,540 Nunber of Fars ‘0 20 4050 60 Number of Triples Hit by jor League Teams ‘The histogram above shows the distribution of the ‘number of triples hit by 30 major league baseball teams in a certain year. Which of the following could be the median number of triples represented in the histogram? A) 19 B) 27130 Chapter 8 Populations, Samples, and Random Selecti ’ Questions 1-3 refer to the following information. Voted for Voted for Voted for Toul Candide 4 | Candidates | Other Candidates | 72%! ‘Ages 181030 4 % 30 160 Ages 311058 a 0 8 210 35 yeas or older 3 76 B 10 Toul 187 22 a1 500 A polling organization takes a random sample of 500 voters who voted for the mayoral election of a large western city, The organization gathered data right after the election, as shown in the table above. oo w ‘According to the data above, what percent of According to the data above, how many times more cople from ages 31 to 55 voted for candidate B ? isit for ages 18 to 30 year olds to vote for ™ “ ges 55 years or older to vote for candidate A) 38% B) 43% a) 22 © 45% 8) 24 D) 48% ©) 26 D) 28 BI ———____4 ‘The total population of individuals in the city who voted for the election was about 450,000, What is the best estimate of the total number of votes for candidate B? A) 144,000 B) 168,000 ©) 190,000 D) 210,000Statistics 131 Chapter 8 Practice Test v Questions 1-3 refer to the following information. %0 0 0 so 78 Low Reperature The graph above is a seater plot with 8 points, each representing the low temperature and high temperature of 8 days in September in a certain city. Both t temperatures and high temperatures are measured in degrees Fahrenheit. The line of best fit for the data is, also shown. oO Based on the line of best fit for the data shown, how many degrees does the high temperature increase when the low temperature increases by cone degree? low A) 09 B) 13 C16 D) 18 @ ‘What is the predicted high temperature of the day when the low temperature is 58? A) 65 B) 68 on D) 74 Es Among the four days marked 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the scatter plot, on which day isthe difference between the high temperature and the low temperature minimal? A) Day 1 B) Day2 ©) Day3 D) Day 4 Number of Hours Worked by the 20 Salespersons in Company G ‘Nurser of Sales Parsons Hours Worked Based on the histogram above, what is the average number of hours worked by the 20 salespersons in Company G? A) 36 B) 37 ©) 38 D) 39132 Chapter 8 v Questions 5 and 6 refer (o the following information. Frequency Distribution for List A Number [0] 4] 5] 6 Frequency | & [10 [12 [10 Frequency Distribution for List B Number | 7 | 10] 11 [is Frequeney [10] 8 [10 [12 ‘The table above shows the frequency distribution of two lists. List 4 and list B each contain 40 numbers, & What is the difference between the average of the ‘numbers in list B and the average of the numbers inlist 4? A) 65 B)7 ©) 75 D)8 wo List C contains 80 numbers: the 40 numbers i list Aand the 40 numbers in list B . Let m be the average of 80 numbers in list C and M be the median of 80 numbers in list C. What is the value of m—M ? al B) 1s o2 D) 25 Ass 160-24 160d 160 Tded Te 2d ‘The figure above shows a standard normal distribution with mean of 160 and standard deviation d_, including approximate percents of the distribution corresponding to the regions shown. If the value 148 is atthe 12th percentile of the distribution, which of the following is the best estimate of the standard deviation d of the distribution? As B) 10 ois D) 20 ‘The tables below give the distribution of ratings of two different laptops by 100 people each. Ratings of Laptop 4 by 100 Reviewers Raines [5 [4] 3] 2]! Frequency [28 [as[u[ 7 [9 Ratings of Laptop B by 100 Reviewers Ratings [5 [4 Frequency | 22 | 24 [18 | 20 | 16 Which of the following is true about the data shown forthe ratings of the two laptops? A) The standard deviation of the ratings of laptop is larger. 1B) The standard deviation of the ratings of laptop 2B is larger. ) The standard deviation of the two ratings are the same. D) The standard deviation of the two ratings ‘cannot be determined with the data provided,‘Answers and Explanations 133 Answer Key Section 8-1 1B 2B 5 400 5.1 62 7.196 Seetion 8-2 1,168 2.192 3.24 4.1.78 5.1.09 6c 7A Section 8-3 1B 2B 3D 4B Section 8-4 Le) 2D 3B 4A Section 8-5 LBOo2C 3A Chapter 8 Practice Test LB 2B BA 40 SB 6A 7B &B Answers and Explanations Section 8-1 LB 674 7Sx348TX24 912 8 To find the median of the test scores, put all the test scores in order, from least to greatest. 67, 15, 15, 15, 87, 87, 91, 91 ‘There ate two middle values, 75 and 87, ‘The median is the mean of these two values, 81 25487 al M-m=81-81=0 2B Average = 2487342041 43n— 44 5n+10 Lane “Ts Since the average of five numbers is 8, Land 3 Solving the equation for » yields ‘Therefore, the five numbers are 3, 0, 7, 5, and 25. Arranging the five numbers in order, we get 0, 3,5, 7, and 25. The median of this set of numbers is 5, and the 1 ‘Avg. of two numbers is " 2 Multiply each side by 2 Distributive property Subtract each side by x The other number is 2. c Ifthe average of a set of numbers is 19, then the sum of 7 numbers is 19”. Ifthe average of the 6 greatest numbers in the set is 29, the sum of those 6 numbers is 629, or 174, There are n—6 remaining numbers, with sum 19-174 and average is 7. 19-174 1-6 19-174 =1(n—6) 19-174 =7n—42 12n=132, 1 Therefore, 1 ‘The average of m,n and -1 is 0. men+(l) 3 ment(=0 mena 3 3 Weighted average of the two groups sum ofthe values}, {en ofthe values} of group I of group ‘otal number of values