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Generation Date: 03/03/2014 Generated By: Abdullah Khan

Central Tendency and Variability 1. The dot plots below show the number of hummingbirds spotted per day at two different feeders.

The variability at each feeder is 3.168. The difference between the median number of hummingbirds spotted per day at each feeder is approximately how many times the variability? A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5

Central Tendency and Variability 2. A health researcher conducted a survey and recorded the percentage of body fat of 20 randomly selected men from two different towns. Ten of the men surveyed were from Pythagoria and 10 of the men were from Bernoullia. The following statistical information was calculated from the researcher's findings. Pythagoria 12 16 Bernoullia 15 19.5

First Quartile Second Quartile (Median)

Third Quartile

19

25

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. C. D. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. The interquartile range of body fat percentages for Pythagoria is less than Bernoullia. At least half of the men from both towns have between 10 and 20 percent body fat. Pythagoria has men with higher body fat percentages than Bernoullia.

Sampling Analysis 3. For a lesson on statistics, the students in a math class counted the number of yellow candies in 10 individual candy bags out of a box of 75 bags. The data is shown below. 16, 10, 10, 15, 20, 10, 15, 20, 16, 10 Based on this statistic, what was the mode of yellow candies for the entire box? A. 15 B. 14.2 C. 10 D. 20

Central Tendency and Variability 4. A basketball team plays half of its games during the day and half at night. Ten scores from day games and ten scores from night games were randomly selected by the team's statistician. The following statistical information was calculated from the final game scores. Day Night 58 72 46 63 50 70 21 33

Mean Median Mode Range

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made?

A. B. C. D.

The basketball team scored more points in night games than in day games. The basketball team scored more points in day games than in night games. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. The basketball team scored the same number of points in day games as night games.

Probability 5. A game requires each player to spin a spinner with four equal sections and roll a die numbered 1 through 6. The sections on the spinner are colored red, blue, green, or yellow. The table below shows all the outcomes of one spin and one roll. Outcomes Red Blue Green Yellow 1 R, 1 B, 1 G, 1 Y, 1 2 R, 2 B, 2 G, 2 Y, 2 3 R, 3 B, 3 G, 3 Y, 3 4 R, 4 B, 4 G, 4 Y, 4 5 R, 5 B, 5 G, 5 Y, 5 6 R, 6 B, 6 G, 6 Y, 6

What is the probability of landing on green or yellow and rolling an even number?

A. B. C. D.

Central Tendency and Variability 6. At a car dealership, the sales records of weekdays and weekends were examined. Ten of the days examined were weekdays and 10 of them were weekend days. The following statistical information was calculated from the number of sales made during weekdays and weekends.

Mean Median Mode Range

Weekday Sales 15 13 14 10

Weekend Sales 18 19 21 13

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. C. D. Less cars were sold on the weekdays than on the weekends. The same number of cars were sold on the weekends as on the weekdays. More cars were sold on the weekdays than on the weekends. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.

Sampling Analysis 7. A circus had 36 performances in one year. The entertainment company which owned the circus analyzed sales receipts for 12 of the performances and recorded the following number of tshirt sales. 813, 677, 872, 733, 813, 791, 872, 677, 872, 733, 813, 872 Assuming that the sample was representative of all of the performances, what was the mode of the number of t-shirts sold at a performance? A. 813 B. 794.83 C. 872 D. 831.5

Probability 8. Noel is playing a game where he draws one playing card each out of two stacks of 5 cards. The table below shows all possible sums for the two numbers on the cards. Sum of Two Cards Value of Card 1

3 1 Value 4 of 6 Card 2 8 4 7 9

6 7

7 8

11

10 12

10 11 13 15 12 13 15 17

11 14 15 17 19

12 15 18 19 21 23 Is Noel more likely to draw two cards with a sum that is a multiple of 3 or two cards with a sum that is greater than 13? A. Noel is more likely to draw two cards with a sum that is greater than 13, because .

B. Noel is more likely to draw two cards with a sum that is a multiple of 3, because

C. Both are equally likely, because

D. Noel is more likely to draw two cards with a sum that is greater than 13, because

Probability 9. Kasey is ordering prints of some digital photos. She needs to decide the size, finish, and color for her prints. The photo options are shown below. Size 4 in 6 in (1) 5 in 7 in (2) 8 in 10 in (3) 11 in 14 in (4) Finish Color

matte (M) color (C) glossy (G) black and white (B)

Which of the following lists all the possible outcomes for choosing a size, finish, and color for the prints?

1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, B, C 4, C, B

1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, C 4, G, B

W.
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, G, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, G, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 4, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, B

X.
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, G 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, M 4, G, B

Y. A. W B. X C. Y D. Z

Z.

Probability 10. Maya drew one highlighter at a time from a container of highlighters. After each draw, the highlighter was replaced. Maya recorded the results of 20 draws in the table below. Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result 1 2 3 4 5 blue pink purple orange blue 6 7 8 9 10 purple orange blue orange purple 11 12 13 14 15 orange pink yellow purple orange 16 17 18 19 20 yellow purple blue orange pink

What is the experimental probability of drawing an orange highlighter?

A. B. C. D.

Sampling Analysis 11. The CEO of a company wanted to know how many cups of coffee his employees drank in a week. The number of cups of coffee drank by ten people are shown below. 6, 13, 3, 13, 6, 9, 6, 13, 13, 9 Assuming that the sample was representative of the entire company, what was the mean number of cups of coffee drank per week by an employee in the company? A. 6.375 B. 9.1 C. 13.5 D. 7.65

Sampling Analysis 12. A street planner randomly selected 15 streets in the downtown area and counted the number of parking meters on the street, as shown below. 58, 45, 50, 58, 61, 50, 61, 64, 45, 50, 61, 50, 64, 45, 50 Assuming that the sample was representative of all of the streets downtown, what was the mode of the number of parking meters on a street? A. 45 B. 50 C. 61 D. 54.13

Central Tendency and Variability 13. The dot plots below show the number of minutes it took Ellen to drive to work on workdays in May and June.

The mean absolute deviation for each month is 1.6. The difference between the mode number of minutes driven to work for each month is approximately how many times the mean absolute deviation? A. 3 B. 5 C. 2 D. 4

Probability 14. Kasey is ordering prints of some digital photos. She needs to decide the size, finish, and color for her prints. The photo options are shown below. Size 4 in 6 in (1) 5 in 7 in (2) 8 in 10 in (3) 11 in 14 in (4) Finish Color

matte (M) color (C) glossy (G) black and white (B)

Which of the following lists all the possible outcomes for choosing a size, finish, and color for the prints?
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, B, C 4, C, B 1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, C 4, G, B

W.
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, G, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, G, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 4, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, B

X.
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, G 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, M 4, G, B

Y. A. Z B. X C. Y D. W

Z.

Central Tendency and Variability 15. A wildlife biologist captured and released 26 male whitetail deer from two different forests and weighed them to the nearest pound. She captured 13 deer from Big Rock forest and 13 deer from Red River forest. She then calculated the following statistical information. Big Rock 151.5 First Quartile 160 Second Quartile (Median) 191 Third Quartile Red River 143 155 216

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? The interquartile range for Red River forest is greater than the interquartile range for Big A. Rock forest. B. Red River forest has more deer that weigh 160 pounds or more compared to Big Rock

forest. C. The median is higher for Red River forest than for Big Rock forest.

Big Rock forest has more deer that weigh 155 pounds or less compared to Red River D. forest.

Probability 16. Which of the following is a true statement?

A. A probability near B. C. D.

indicates a likely event.

A probability near 0 indicates a likely event. A probability near 1 indicates an unlikely event. A probability near 0 indicates an unlikely event.

Probability 17. Tabitha and her mother went to the pet store. Her mother told her she could either choose a cat, dog, or fish, and either get a toy for the pet or a book about the pet. What is the probability that she chooses a four-legged pet and a toy for it?

A.

B. C. D.

Central Tendency and Variability 18. The dot plots below show the prices of used cars sold in one month at two competing car dealerships.

The variability at each dealership is approximately 1.538 hundred dollars. The difference between the mean price of used cars sold at each dealership is approximately how many times the variability? A. 9 B. 5 C. 4 D. 6

Central Tendency and Variability 19. At a certain company, the sales records of 30 employees were examined. Fifteen of the employees were married and 15 of them were not married. The following statistical information was calculated from the number of sales of each employee chosen. Married 113 Unmarried 97

Mean

Median Mode Range

103 94 80

105 105 84

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. C. D. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. The unmarried employees sold more units than the married employees. The married employees sold more units than the unmarried employees. The married employees sold the same number of units as the unmarried employees.

Sampling Analysis 20. A company was trying to decide how to buy health care for their employees. They surveyed a random sample of 10 employees and asked them to select the monthly premium they would pay for a select set of benefits. The amounts they were willing to pay are listed below. $154, $116, $145, $201, $154, $145, $116, $116, $187, $116 If the sample was representative of the entire company, and the company has 142 employees, what was the mode of the amount that all of the employees were willing to pay? A. $145 B. $201 C. $154 D. $116

Probability 21. Connie and Curtis are playing a game by rolling two number cubes with faces numbered 1 through 6. Connie gets a point when the sum of the two numbers face up on the cubes is an odd number, and Curtis gets a point when the sum of the two numbers is 8 or less. The table below shows all the possible sums for the two numbers face up on the cubes.

Sum of Two Number Cubes

Is Connie or Curtis more likely to get a point on the first roll? A. Connie is more likely to get a point, because .

B. Curtis is more likely to get a point, because

C. Curtis is more likely to get a point, because

D. They are equally likely to get a point, because

Central Tendency and Variability 22. The age at retirement of 30 randomly selected men from two different towns was collected. Fifteen of the men were from Newtonia and 15 of the men were from Euclidia. The following statistical information was calculated from the data. Newtonia 65 60 62 50 Euclidia 73 72 62 33

Mean Median Mode Range

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. The range of retirement ages is greater in Euclidia than in Newtonia.

B.

More men retire in Euclidia than in Newtonia.

The most common age for retirement in Newtonia is the same as the most common age for C. retirement in Euclidia. D. At least half of the men in both towns will retire before they reach 60 years of age.

Central Tendency and Variability 23. The dot plots below show the number of gym members who attended two different aerobics classes over a six-week period. Each class met three times per week.

The variability for each class is 4. The difference between the mean number of gym members for each class is approximately how many times the variability? A. 4 B. 5 C. 3 D. 2

Probability 24. Fill in the blank. A probability near ____ indicates an event that is neither unlikely nor likely. A.

B. C. D.

Sampling Analysis 25. Three students from Milton Middle School are running for class president. A preliminary poll was taken in three homeroom classes, each with the same number of students. The results are shown in the table below. Poll Results Students Class A % Class B % Class C % Ian Jessie Jeremy 46 27 27 37 29 34 45 9 46

Based on these preliminary results, who could be predicted to win class president? A. Jeremy B. Ian C. cannot predict from these results D. Jessie

Central Tendency and Variability 26. A survey was conducted on ice cream sales. An ice cream shop was randomly selected, and the sales amounts from 12 summer days and 12 spring days were analyzed. The statistics from the sales of the ice cream shop are shown below. Spring Summer $1,900 $2,500 $2,325 $3,100 $2,800 $3,850

First Quartile Second Quartile (Median) Third Quartile

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made?

A. B. C. D.

Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. At least $2,400 of ice cream was sold for over half the days in spring and summer. More than $2,300 of ice cream was sold for at least half the days in spring and summer. The largest amount of money was made on a summer day.

Sampling Analysis 27. Amy is doing a science experiment on how a certain bacterium reacts to an antibiotic. She has 3 dishes of identical bacterium samples with 12 bacteria in each dish. She gives an antibiotic to all of the bacteria in one dish. All of the treated bacteria died, and the bacteria in the other two dishes survived. Identify the sample in the situation above. A. all the bacteria in all 3 dishes B. all bacteria everywhere C. the antibiotic D. all the bacteria in the treated dish

Central Tendency and Variability 28. At a certain company, the sales records of 30 employees were examined. Fifteen of the employees were married and 15 of them were not married. The following statistical information was calculated from the number of sales of each employee chosen. Married 113 103 94 80 Unmarried 97 105 105 84

Mean Median Mode Range

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. The unmarried employees sold more units than the married employees.

B. C. D.

Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. The married employees sold more units than the unmarried employees. The married employees sold the same number of units as the unmarried employees.

Probability 29. Rolando tossed a coin 4 times. Which of the following is a list of all the possible outcomes with 2 or 3 heads?
HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHH THHT HHTT THTH HHHT HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHT THHT HHTH THTH HHHT HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHH THHT HHTH THTH HHHH HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHH THHT HHTH THTH HHHT

W.

X.

Y.

Z.

A. W B. Y C. X D. Z

Sampling Analysis 30. Jim had a collection of 30 state quarters. He poured 10 of them onto the table and noticed the years that the quarters were produced, as shown below. 2005, 2006, 2008, 2002, 2000, 2000, 2006, 2006, 2005, 2002 Assuming that the sample was representative of the collection, what was the mode of the year that the quarters were produced? A. 2005 B. 2006

C. 2008 D. 2000

Central Tendency and Variability 31. The dot plot below shows the average fuel efficiency of a number of mid-size sedans for a particular year model.

The variability of each year model's average miles per gallon is 1.68. The difference between the median miles per gallon for each year model's lineup is approximately how many times the variability? A. 3 B. 4 C. 7 D. 6

Probability 32. Seth and Chris are pulling cards from a deck of hearts, numbered 1(Ace) through 5. Their results are listed below. Seth Pull Card 1 Pull Card 1 Chris Pull Card 5

2 3 4

2 3 4

6 7 8

Whose experimental probability is closer to the theoretical probability of pulling out a card with an even number on it? A. Seth B. They are the same. C. Chris D. Neither

Probability 33. Dorian has two bags. Each bag has the letters A, B, and C written on little pieces of paper inside of it. He draws one letter from each bag. What is the probability that he draws out a vowel and a consonant?

A. B. C.

D.

Sampling Analysis 34. The venue for an outdoor summer concert was divided into 35 sections. The event planner randomly chose 8 sections and counted the number of ice chests in the section, as shown below. 35, 57, 24, 74, 57, 35, 24, 57 Assuming that the sample was representative of the entire venue, what was the mean number of ice chests in a section? A. 46 B. 47.5 C. 45.375 D. 57

Probability 35. Samantha and Jeanie are each rolling a six-sided die with the numbers 1 through 6. They are trying to see who can roll the most number of odd numbers. Their rolls are in the tables below. Samantha Jeanie Roll Number Roll Number 1 Roll Number 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Whose experimental probability is closer to the theoretical probability of rolling an odd number? A. Neither B. Samantha C. They are the same. D. Jeanie

Probability 36.

If the spinner above is spun 160 times, predict the number of times the spinner would land on Section C. The spinner would land on Section C roughly 40 times, but probably not exactly 40 times. A. B. C. D. The spinner would land on Section C roughly 20 times. The spinner would land on Section C roughly 16 times, but probably not exactly 16 times. The spinner would land on Section C exactly 40 times.

Sampling Analysis 37. Which of these is an example of a non-random sample? A. B. A farmer is choosing grains of wheat from a field to test for a new flavor of cereal. Ten college students at a college, population 50,000, are chosen to taste test a new cereal.

C. D.

A cereal company surveys their employees about breakfast food preference. A cereal company puts a winning ticket in one box of cereal out of 100,000 boxes.

Probability 38. Tyrone randomly drew pieces of paper numbered 10 through 50 out of a bowl. After he drew each piece of paper, he recorded the number, returned the piece of paper to the bowl, and then drew the next piece of paper. His results are recorded in the stem-and-leaf plot below. 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 5 4 2 3 6 4 3 4 7 5 4 5 8 7 6 5 8 8 8 9 6 7 9 9 9

Key: 1 6 represents 16

Based on the information in the stem-and-leaf plot, what is the experimental probability that a piece of paper randomly drawn from the bowl will have the number 35 written on it?

A. B. C. D.

Central Tendency and Variability 39. A forester measured the diameter of 20 randomly selected pine trees from two different forests in inches. He measured the diameter of 10 trees in Pebble Brook forest and 10 trees in Piney Woods forest. He then calculated the following statistical information. Pebble Brook Piney Woods

First Quartile Second Quartile (Median) Third Quartile

33 38 50

25 27.5 30

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. The first quartile of diameters is less for the trees in Pebble Brook than in Piney Woods. The median of diameters is greater for the trees in Piney Woods than in Pebble Brook.

The third quartile of diameters is greater for the trees in Pebble Brook than in Piney C. Woods. The interquartile range of diameters is greater for the trees in Piney Woods than in Pebble D. Brook.

Central Tendency and Variability 40. A wildlife biologist captured and released 26 male whitetail deer from two different forests and weighed them to the nearest pound. She captured 13 deer from Big Rock forest and 13 deer from Red River forest. She then calculated the following statistical information. Big Rock 151.5 First Quartile 160 Second Quartile (Median) 191 Third Quartile Red River 143 155 216

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? Big Rock forest has more deer that weigh 155 pounds or less compared to Red River A. forest. The interquartile range for Red River forest is greater than the interquartile range for Big B. Rock forest. C. The median is higher for Red River forest than for Big Rock forest.

D. Red River forest has more deer that weigh 160 pounds or more compared to Big Rock

forest.

Sampling Analysis 41. The seventh grade class at a school had 265 students. The nurse called in a random sample of 10 students to measure their heights in inches, as shown below. 62, 52, 65, 66, 62, 49, 52, 49, 62, 65 If the sample was representative of the entire seventh grade, what was the mode of the heights of the seventh grade class? A. 62 inches B. 55.5 inches C. 58.4 inches D. 57 inches

Sampling Analysis 42. Bill stood outside the mall and asked every fourth person to enter the mall for their favorite sport. There were four choices: football, baseball, basketball, and other. Bill surveyed a total of 53 people. Of those surveyed, 11 said football is their favorite, 14 said baseball is their favorite, 13 said basketball is their favorite, and 15 said other. Identify the sample in the situation above. A. everyone who likes football B. everyone entering the mall C. everyone who likes basketball D. every fourth person entering the mall

Probability 43. Which of the following is a true statement? A. B. With probability, larger numbers indicate equal likelihood. With probability, larger numbers indicate greater likelihood.

C. D.

With probability, smaller numbers indicate greater likelihood. With probability, smaller numbers indicate equal likelihood.

Central Tendency and Variability 44. The morning and afternoon art classes made fans using peacock feathers. The dot plots below show the number of feathers used by students in the two classes.

The mean absolute deviation for each class is 1.5. The difference between the mode number of feathers used by students for each class is how many times the mean absolute deviation? A. 7 B. 4 C. 3 D. 6

Sampling Analysis 45. Selma wants to know if seventh grade students prefer to do their math homework in silence or with background music. She polled the 30 students in her music class. Ten students preferred to do their math homework in silence, and twenty students preferred to do their math homework with background music. Identify the population in the situation above. A. all seventh grade students B. students who prefer to do math homework with background music C. students who have math homework D. students in Selma's music class

Probability 46. There are 10 contestants left in a television competition where the contestants complete weekly challenges. For the next challenge, each contestant will be paired with one of the other contestants. Which diagram shows all the possible combinations of the contestants?

W.

X.

Y. A. X B. Y C. W D. Z

Z.

Central Tendency and Variability 47. A survey was conducted on ice cream sales. An ice cream shop was randomly selected, and the sales amounts from 12 summer days and 12 spring days were analyzed. The statistics from the sales of the ice cream shop are shown below. Spring Summer

First Quartile Second Quartile (Median) Third Quartile

$1,900 $2,325 $2,800

$2,500 $3,100 $3,850

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. C. D. The largest amount of money was made on a summer day. At least $2,400 of ice cream was sold for over half the days in spring and summer. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. More than $2,300 of ice cream was sold for at least half the days in spring and summer.

Sampling Analysis 48. The school district designed a district wide end-of-course exam for math. Last year, 378 students took the exam. A random sample of exam scores, shown below, were chosen to represent the entire group. 80, 91, 64, 80, 64, 80, 74, 91, 91, 66, 74, 91, 74, 74, 64, 80 Assuming that the sample was representative of all of the exam scores, what was the mean exam score for all the end-of-course exams? A. 77.375 B. 75 C. 77 D. 77.5

Probability 49.

If the die above is rolled 120 times, predict the number of times it would land on an even number. The die would land on an even number roughly 40 times, but probably not exactly A. 40 times. B. C. The die would land on an even number roughly 30 times. The die would land on an even number exactly 60 times.

The die would land on an even number roughly 60 times, but probably not exactly D. 60 times.

Central Tendency and Variability 50. A government agency conducted energy research on two different towns. The agency selected 12 homes from each town and recorded the number of kilowatt-hours used by the homes over a one-year period. The following statistical information was calculated from their findings. Jacobia 11,178 11,653 11,705 2,137 Cantorville 11,613 11,572 11,050 2,188

Mean Median Mode Range

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. C. D. Cantorville used more kilowatt-hours than Jacobia. Both towns used the same number of kilowatt-hours. Jacobia used more kilowatt-hours than Cantorville. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.

Central Tendency and Variability 51. A survey was conducted on the salaries of 20 randomly selected college graduates with degrees in the same subject area. Each person surveyed graduated within the same 5-year period.

Ten of the people surveyed attended a private university, while the other 10 people surveyed attended a public university of roughly the same size. Private First Quartile $58,000 Second Quartile (Median) $71,000 Third Quartile $85,000 Public $35,000 $42,000 $54,000

Based on the samples, what generalization can be made? The top twenty-five percent of both the private and public university graduates surveyed A. earned more than $50,000 annually. B. The interquartile range for private universities is $27,000 more than for public universities.

The top ten percent of both the private and public university graduates surveyed earned C. more than $60,000 annually. D. The interquartile range for public universities is $19,000 more than for private universities.

Sampling Analysis 52. Josh works for MooMoo Milkshakes. The company wants to know what milkshake flavor is the most popular. Today, he surveyed every third female customer on their favorite milkshake flavor. Nineteen customers (out of 64 total) were surveyed, and 8 customers prefer MooChooChocolate, 5 customers prefer VeryStrawberry, and 6 customers prefer BananaBoBanna. Identify the population in the situation above. A. every third customer B. every female customer C. MooMoo Milkshakes customers D. every third female customer

Central Tendency and Variability 53. At a middle school campus, the number of text messages sent by males and females were analyzed. Twelve random female students and 12 random male students were asked how many

text messages they sent that day. The following data was calculated from the number of text messages sent during the day for males and females. Females 112 68 78 84 Males 99 52 78 76

Mean Median Mode Range

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. C. D. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. A female sent the most number of text messages out of both groups. The modes of text messages sent by both males and females are the same. Males sent more total text messages than females.

Probability 54. Fred has a spinner that is split into four equal sections: red, blue, green, and yellow. Fred spun the spinner 904 times. Which of the following would be a good estimate of the number of times the spinner lands on the green section? A. 243 B. 452 C. 377 D. 819

Sampling Analysis 55. Josh works for MooMoo Milkshakes. The company wants to know what milkshake flavor is the most popular. Today, he surveyed every third female customer on their favorite milkshake flavor. Sixteen customers (out of 54 total) were surveyed, and 7 customers prefer MooChooChocolate, 5 customers prefer VeryStrawberry, and 4 customers prefer BananaBoBanna. What type of sampling is demonstrated in the situation above?

A. random sampling B. census C. negative sampling D. convenience sampling

Probability 56.

What is the probability of the spinner landing on green? A. B. C. D.

Central Tendency and Variability 57. The dot plots below show the numbers sold of a new menu item at two restaurant locations each day in June.

The variability at each restaurant location is 1.76. The difference between the mode number of new menu items sold per day at each location is approximately how many times the variability? A. 6 B. 7 C. 4 D. 5

Sampling Analysis 58. Which of these is an example of a non-random sample? At a school assembly, five students are randomly chosen to receive free admission to a A. theme park. B. Airline passengers to Orlando, Florida, are asked about vacation plans.

Out of all the seventh grade students in a public school district, fifteen are chosen to win a C. trip to a vacation destination. D. Registered voters in Arizona are surveyed to determine if they have relatives in Florida.

Probability 59. Thirty slips of paper, numbered 1 to 5, are placed in a paper bag. One slip of paper is drawn at random.

What is the probability of drawing a two? A. B. C. D.

Sampling Analysis 60. Which of these is an example of a random sample? A phone plan company surveys people on the beach to see how well they are receiving A. service, and uses this information in future advertising. B. C. D. Every twentieth caller to an independent radio station receives tickets to a concert. Customers buying a new cell phone are surveyed about cell phone plans. A phone survey is conducted using twenty names randomly taken from the phone book.

Probability

61. Pancho randomly drew playing cards one by one from a deck. After each draw, the suit of the card was recorded, and then the card was returned to the deck before the next card was drawn. His results are recorded below. Playing Cards Suit Clubs Hearts Diamonds Spades What is the experimental probability that a card randomly drawn from the deck will be a diamond? A. B. C. D. Number in Deck Number Drawn

Probability 62. Jordan flipped a coin 234 times. Which of the following would be a good estimate of the number of times the coin landed on heads? A. 184 B. 102 C. 42 D. 217

Central Tendency and Variability

63. The dot plots below show the number of pages Mandee read per day for two books in a series.

The mean absolute deviation for each book is 1.25. The difference between the median number of pages read per day for each book is how many times the mean absolute deviation? A. 5 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3

Sampling Analysis 64. A city council conducted a survey on speed bumps to see what residents preferred. The council asked every resident in one particular neighborhood what his or her preferences were. Were the results of the city council's survey valid? A. No, because neighborhoods do not have speed bumps. B. Yes, because every resident in a neighborhood was surveyed. C. No, because the sample was not random. D. Yes, because the neighborhood surveyed wanted speed bumps.

Probability 65. Kasey is ordering prints of some digital photos. She needs to decide the size, finish, and color for her prints. The photo options are shown below. Size 4 in 6 in (1) Finish Color

matte (M) color (C)

5 in 7 in (2) 8 in 10 in (3) 11 in 14 in (4)

glossy (G) black and white (B)

Which of the following lists all the possible outcomes for choosing a size, finish, and color for the prints?
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, B, C 4, C, B 1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, C 4, G, B

W.
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, G, C 4, M, C 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, G, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 4, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, B

X.
1, M, C 2, M, C 3, M, C 4, M, G 1, M, B 2, M, B 3, M, B 4, M, B 1, G, C 1, G, B 2, G, C 2, G, B 3, G, C 3, G, B 4, G, M 4, G, B

Y. A. W B. X C. Y D. Z

Z.

Probability 66. The probability of randomly selecting a name starting with the letter T from a bowl of 26 names is . Which of the following describes the likelihood of selecting a name starting with the letter T? A. likely B. neither unlikely nor likely C. unlikely

Central Tendency and Variability 67. The dot plots below show the number of flags sold each day at two stores last month.

The variability at each store is 2.4. The difference between the mean number of flags sold at each store is approximately how many times the variability? A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 3

Central Tendency and Variability 68. A survey was conducted on the salaries of 30 randomly selected households in two different cities. Fifteen of the people surveyed resided in Cartisia, while the other 15 resided in Pascalville. Cartisia First Quartile $38,000 Second Quartile (Median) $50,000 Third Quartile $68,000 Pascalville $45,000 $68,000 $77,000

Based on the samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. At least half of the household incomes in both towns are $50,000 or greater.

C. D.

The median in Cartisia is $18,000 more than in Pascalville. At least half of the household incomes in both towns are $50,000 or less.

Sampling Analysis 69. An airplane company flies 36 airplanes daily. The CEO collects the following passenger counts for a random sample of airplanes from the fleet, as shown below. 103, 148, 167, 96, 167, 103, 148, 103, 167, 96 Assuming that the sample is representative of the entire fleet of airplanes, what would be the mean daily passenger count per plane? A. 129.8 B. 139.4 C. 103 D. 125.5

Probability 70. Fred is going to flip one coin four times and record whether it lands on heads or tails for each flip. The list below shows the possible outcomes for each of the four flips. HHHH HHHT HHTT HTTT THHH TTHH TTTH TTTT HTHT THTH THHT HTTH HHTH TTHT THTT HTHH

What is the probability of flipping two tails and two heads?

A. B. C.

D.

Sampling Analysis 71. Which of these is an example of a random sample? The five people seated on the first row at the circus are asked their opinion about the A. animal acts. B. C. D. Henry asks five of his friends to fill out a survey to find out their favorite musicians. The five employees who work the late shift answer questions about management. Five employees out of 2,000 are chosen randomly to complete an anonymous survey.

Probability 72. Fill in the blank. The probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and ___ that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring.

A. B. C. D.

Sampling Analysis 73. Three different clothing stores in different parts of a city recorded the number of swimsuits they sold for four months.

Swimsuit Sales Month # Sold June July Aug Sept 239 224 189 157 Month # Sold June July Aug Sept 289 241 174 105 Month # Sold June July Aug Sept 212 249 196 152

Based on these results, how many swimsuits should clothing stores in the same city predict to sell in October? A. cannot predict from these results B. more swimsuits than September C. less swimsuits than September D. the same number of swimsuits as September

Central Tendency and Variability 74. The dot plots below show the number of apples in 5-pound bags at two different stores.

The variability at each store is 1.6. The difference between the mean number of apples per bag at each store is approximately how many times the variability? A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 3

Central Tendency and Variability 75. The dot plots below show the number of students present in Mr. King's first and second period classes each day in April.

The mean absolute deviation for each class period is 1.4. The difference between the mode number of students present for each class period is how many times the mean absolute deviation? A. 5 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7

Probability 76. Rolando tossed a coin 4 times. Which of the following is a list of all the possible outcomes with 2 or 3 heads?
HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHH THHT HHTT THTH HHHT HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHT THHT HHTH THTH HHHT HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHH THHT HHTH THTH HHHH HHTT TTHH HTHT THHH HTTH HTHH THHT HHTH THTH HHHT

W.

X.

Y.

Z.

A. Y

B. X C. Z D. W

Central Tendency and Variability 77. A fitness expert was doing research on football teams. He randomly selected 10 players from a college team and 10 players from a professional team. The players were weighed and the statistics are shown below. College 190 First Quartile 232 Second Quartile (Median) 246 Third Quartile Professional 205 235 255

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? The median weight of the college players is greater than the median weight of the A. professional players. B. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.

The median weight of the professional players is greater than the median weight of the C. college players. Out of the college and professional players, the professional players have the heaviest D. player.

Central Tendency and Variability 78. A certain college randomly selected 30 freshman students who completed college algebra during their first semester. Fifteen students were chosen from students who took the course at night and 15 students were chosen from students who took the course during the day. The following statistical information was calculated from their final grades. Day Night 76 68 68 72 64 72

Mean Median Mode

Range

38

53

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? (Assume that a score of 70 or greater is a
passing score.)

A. B. C.

The mean score for the day students was higher than the mean score for the night students. The range of scores was larger for the day students than for the night students. The mean score for the night students was higher than the mean score for the day students.

The median score for the day students was higher than the median score for the night D. students.

Sampling Analysis 79. Selma wants to know if seventh grade students prefer to do their math homework in silence or with background music. She polled the 27 students in her music class. Nine students preferred to do their math homework in silence, and eighteen students preferred to do their math homework with background music. Is there a sampling bias in the situation above? A. No. Selma picked a completely random sample for her study. Yes. Students in the music class will probably enjoy listening to music more than other B. students. C. Yes. Selma is only curious about 7th grade students, but 6th grade students may prefer background music too.

D. There is not enough information.

Central Tendency and Variability 80. A certain college randomly selected 30 freshman students who completed college algebra during their first semester. Fifteen students were chosen from students who took the course at night and 15 students were chosen from students who took the course during the day. The following statistical information was calculated from their final grades. Day Night 76 68 68 72

Mean Median

Mode Range

64 38

72 53

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? (Assume that a score of 70 or greater is a
passing score.)

A. B.

The mean score for the day students was higher than the mean score for the night students. The range of scores was larger for the day students than for the night students.

The median score for the day students was higher than the median score for the night C. students. D. The mean score for the night students was higher than the mean score for the day students.

Probability 81. Emilio has 4 red buttons, 1 green button, and 2 black buttons in a jar. Which list shows all the possible unique outcomes if Emilio chooses 3 buttons at one time from his jar? (Note: One outcome is shown per row in the tables.)

W.

X.

Y.

Z.

A. Y B. W C. X D. Z

Central Tendency and Variability 82. Mrs. Higgins' Home Economics class collected data on the number of chocolate chips in cookies for two different brands, as shown in the dot plots below.

The mean absolute deviation for each brand is 0.8. The difference between the mean number of chocolate chips for each brand is approximately how many times the mean absolute deviation? A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 3

Sampling Analysis 83. Which of these is an example of a random sample? A. A sports store asks customers whether or not they enjoy basketball.

Three audience members are randomly chosen to participate in a halftime shoot-out at a B. basketball game. One of the three best basketball players on a team are randomly chosen for a basketball C. shoot out. D. At a team owners meeting, three people are surveyed to determine the percent of the

population who enjoy basketball.

Central Tendency and Variability 84. Sammy conducted an experiment which consisted of spinning two spinners. Spinner 1 had sections numbered 8 to 14, and spinner 2 had sections numbered 1 to 7. The results are recorded in the dot plots below.

The mean absolute deviation for each spinner is 1.75. The difference between the median result for each spinner is how many times the mean absolute deviation? A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3

Probability 85. The probability of randomly selecting a female from a group of 25 elementary school teachers is . Which of the following describes the likelihood of selecting a female elementary school teacher? A. neither unlikely nor likely B. unlikely C. likely

Probability

86. Elliott used a random number generator to perform a probability experiment. The numbers generated are recorded in the stem-and-leaf plot below. 6 7 8 9 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 4 6 5 3 5 7 6 5 6 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 8 8

10 0 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 Key: 6 1 represents 61

Based on the information in the stem-and-leaf plot, what is the experimental probability that the next number generated will be 73?

A. B. C. D.

Sampling Analysis 87. On the opening day of a new movie, 213 people attended the premier. The manager surveyed 8 random people as they left the theater. He asked them to rate the movie on a scale of 1 to 10. Their ratings are below. 9, 2, 3, 9, 3, 6, 9, 6 Assuming that the sample was representative of the entire audience, what was the mean rating of the movie for the entire audience? A. 6 B. 4.375 C. 8 D. 5.875

Sampling Analysis 88. A restaurant has 47 main dishes on their menu and lists the calorie count for each. The calories for the dishes that five friends randomly choose from the menu are listed below. Menu Items Dish Fish Burger Chicken Blaze Dessert for Dinner Beef Lasagna Cheese Bliss Number of Calories 1,374 1,464 1,270 1,374 1,501

Assuming that the sample is representative of the entire menu, what is the mean number of calories per main dish? A. 1,419 B. 1,402.25 C. 1,464 D. 1,396.6

Central Tendency and Variability 89. A wildlife biologist catches and releases 20 fish from two different lakes at random locations. He catches 10 fish at Lake Palmer and 10 fish at Lake Dalton. He measures the length of each fish to the nearest quarter of an inch. Palmer 6.75 First Quartile Second Quartile (Median) 10.25 13 Third Quartile Dalton 5.5 6.75 7.5

Based on the samples, what generalization can be made? The interquartile range for Lake Dalton is 2 inches greater than the interquartile range for A. Lake Palmer. B. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.

C.

At least 25 percent of the fish in both lakes are no longer than 6 inches.

The first quartile value at Lake Palmer is 1.25 inches longer than the first quartile value at D. Lake Dalton.

Sampling Analysis 90. A botanist grew a variety of hibiscus with spots on the petals. Below is a list of the number of spots on a random sample of flowers. 8, 12, 4, 12, 8, 10, 5, 5, 8, 5, 5 Assuming that the sample was representative of all of the flowers, what was the mode of the number of spots on a flower? A. 5 B. 7.45 C. 10 D. 8

Probability 91. Portia drew lollipops randomly from a bag one by one. After each draw, she recorded the flavor of the lollipop, then she returned the lollipop to the bag, and then she drew the next lollipop. Her results are recorded below. Lollipops Flavor cherry grape blue raspberry sour apple orange Number Drawn

What is the experimental probability that a lollipop randomly drawn from the bag will be orangeflavored? A. B. C. D.

Sampling Analysis 92. Selma wants to know if seventh grade students prefer to do their math homework in silence or with background music. She polled the 27 students in her music class. Nine students preferred to do their math homework in silence, and eighteen students preferred to do their math homework with background music. Identify the sample size in the situation above. A. 9 B. There is not enough information. C. 27 D. 18

Sampling Analysis 93. A movie theater conducted a survey to see what customers preferred at the concession stand. The theater asked every fifth person who entered the movie theater every Friday for a month what his or her favorite movie snack was. Were the results of the survey valid? A. No, because the theater did not survey everyone in the theater. B. Yes, because the theater surveyed a random sample. C. Yes, because the theater only surveyed children. D. No, because the theater did not use a random sample.

Sampling Analysis 94. Bill stood outside the mall and asked every fourth person to enter the mall for their favorite sport. There were four choices: football, baseball, basketball, and other. Bill surveyed a total of 52 people. Of those surveyed, 11 said football is their favorite, 15 said baseball is their favorite, 12 said basketball is their favorite, and 14 said other. Is there a sampling bias in the situation above? A. Yes, people who go to the mall probably like baseball. B. Yes, people who go to the mall probably like football. C. No, there is no relationship between sports and going to the mall. D. There is not enough information.

Sampling Analysis 95. In one day, 8,445 families visited a theme park. Tori asked eight random families the amount that they spent and recorded the information in the table below. Theme Park Spending Family Amount Spent ($) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 202 111 164 202 79 202 79 164

Assuming that the sample was representative of the daily amount spent by all the families, what was the approximate mean daily amount spent at the park? A. $95.00 B. $202.00 C. $143.00 D. $150.38

Sampling Analysis 96. A store had 25 containers of trail mix on the shelf. Logan bought five containers. The table below shows the number of pretzels in each of the containers. Sample of Trail Mix Container Number of Pretzels A B C D E 17 20 11 20 13

Based on this sample, what was the mode of all of the containers? A. 17 B. 20 C. 11 D. 16.25

Probability 97. Jayme, Lissa, and Drew each have their name written on a piece of paper in a bowl. One name is drawn at a time from the bowl. After each draw, the name was replaced. The results of 15 draws are recorded in the table below. Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result 1 2 3 4 5 Jayme Drew Lissa Drew Jayme 6 7 8 9 10 Lissa Jayme Drew Lissa Jayme 11 12 13 14 15 Jayme Drew Lissa Jayme Lissa

What is the experimental probability of drawing Drew's name?

A. B. C. D.

Central Tendency and Variability 98. The age at retirement of 30 randomly selected men from two different towns was collected. Fifteen of the men were from Newtonia and 15 of the men were from Euclidia. The following statistical information was calculated from the data. Newtonia 65 60 62 50 Euclidia 73 72 62 33

Mean Median Mode Range

Based on these samples, what generalization can be made? A. B. At least half of the men in both towns will retire before they reach 60 years of age. More men retire in Euclidia than in Newtonia.

The most common age for retirement in Newtonia is the same as the most common age for C. retirement in Euclidia. D. The range of retirement ages is greater in Euclidia than in Newtonia.

Sampling Analysis 99. A national pizza chain collected data from 150 stores about pizza orders on a busy Saturday. The number of pizzas ordered from 15 random stores is below. 24, 53, 32, 70, 32, 24, 70, 47, 53, 53, 70, 53, 70, 70, 32

If the sample was representative of the entire chain, what was the mode of the number of pizzas ordered for all 150 stores? A. 53 B. 70 C. 47 D. 50.20

Central Tendency and Variability 100. The dot plots below show the number of hours that part-time employees worked at two stores last week.

The variability at each store is 1.85. The difference between the mode number of hours worked per employee at each store is approximately how many times the variability? A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 6