Math 140 - Stats - Exam #1 Review| Questions and Answers
2024
1. Suppose you roll a fair, six-sided die 100 times and then make a histogram of your results. Which
of the following would most likely be characteristic of the histogram you would obtain?: Uniform
2. It is very important to graph the data and know the shape, because shape will determine the most
accurate measures of center and spread.: True
3. Suppose the entire class flips a coin 10 times and records the number of heads they got. Which of
the following would most likely be characteristic of the histogram you would obtain?: Symmetric
4. Approximately 25% of adult cereal's sugar are LOWER than (Question based on
image - child/adult sugar content box plot): 3
5. True/False: Adult cereals' sugar content are more consistent than that of children's' cereal
(Question based on image - child/adult sugar content box plot): False
6. Which is an example of quantitative data?: Weights of high school students.
7. Which of the following measures of center is resistant to outliers?: Median
8. Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: STANDARD
DEVIATION (S): Measure of Spread
9. Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: THIRD QUARTILE Q3:
Position
10.Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: RANGE: Measure of
Spread
11.Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: IQR: Measure of
Spread
12.Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: MEAN: Measure of
Center
13.The mean and standard deviation are more accurate measures of center and spread when the
data is skewed: False
14.Everyone in the class (25 students) got a 75 on the last quiz. What's the standard deviation?: 0
15. A typical range of adult cereal's sugar are between
(Question based on image - child/adult sugar content box plot): 3-13 grams
16. Approximately 25% of adult cereal's sugar are higher than
(Question based on image - child/adult sugar content box plot): 13 grams
17.The distribution individual incomes of football players on an NFL team is strongly right skewed.
Which of the following is true?: The mean will be bigger than the median
18.Assume that one student in a class of 27 students is randomly selected to win a prize. Would it be
'unusual' to win?: Yes, the probability of winning is low enough to be considered unusual
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2024
1. Suppose you roll a fair, six-sided die 100 times and then make a histogram of your results. Which
of the following would most likely be characteristic of the histogram you would obtain?: Uniform
2. It is very important to graph the data and know the shape, because shape will determine the most
accurate measures of center and spread.: True
3. Suppose the entire class flips a coin 10 times and records the number of heads they got. Which of
the following would most likely be characteristic of the histogram you would obtain?: Symmetric
4. Approximately 25% of adult cereal's sugar are LOWER than (Question based on
image - child/adult sugar content box plot): 3
5. True/False: Adult cereals' sugar content are more consistent than that of children's' cereal
(Question based on image - child/adult sugar content box plot): False
6. Which is an example of quantitative data?: Weights of high school students.
7. Which of the following measures of center is resistant to outliers?: Median
8. Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: STANDARD
DEVIATION (S): Measure of Spread
9. Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: THIRD QUARTILE Q3:
Position
10.Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: RANGE: Measure of
Spread
11.Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: IQR: Measure of
Spread
12.Tell whether the following is a measure of center, spread, or position: MEAN: Measure of
Center
13.The mean and standard deviation are more accurate measures of center and spread when the
data is skewed: False
14.Everyone in the class (25 students) got a 75 on the last quiz. What's the standard deviation?: 0
15. A typical range of adult cereal's sugar are between
(Question based on image - child/adult sugar content box plot): 3-13 grams
16. Approximately 25% of adult cereal's sugar are higher than
(Question based on image - child/adult sugar content box plot): 13 grams
17.The distribution individual incomes of football players on an NFL team is strongly right skewed.
Which of the following is true?: The mean will be bigger than the median
18.Assume that one student in a class of 27 students is randomly selected to win a prize. Would it be
'unusual' to win?: Yes, the probability of winning is low enough to be considered unusual
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