Central Tendency and Variability 1. 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. 7 B. 3 C. 6 D. 5

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 First Quartile 16 Second Quartile (Median) 19 Third Quartile Bernoullia 15 19.5 25

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

3. 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 First Quartile 16 Second Quartile (Median) 19 Third Quartile Bernoullia 15 19.5 25

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

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

5. 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. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5

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. Weekday Sales 15 13 14 10 Weekend Sales 18 19 21 13

Mean Median Mode Range

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

7. 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? A. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. B. The interquartile range for Lake Dalton is 2 inches greater than the interquartile range for Lake Palmer. C. The first quartile value at Lake Palmer is 1.25 inches longer than the first quartile value at Lake Dalton. D. At least 25 percent of the fish in both lakes are no longer than 6 inches.

8. 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 33 First Quartile 38 Second Quartile (Median) 50 Third Quartile Piney Woods 25 27.5 30

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

9. 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. 4 C. 5 D. 6

10. 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. 4 B. 3

C. 5 D. 2

11. 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. 5 D. 4

12. 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. Jacobia used more kilowatt-hours than Cantorville. B. Both towns used the same number of kilowatt-hours.

C. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. D. Cantorville used more kilowatt-hours than Jacobia.

13. 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. 6 B. 3 C. 4 D. 7

14. 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. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 5

15. 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 33 First Quartile 38 Second Quartile (Median) 50 Third Quartile Piney Woods 25 27.5 30

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

16. 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. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 7

17. 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. 5 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3

18. 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 38 53

Mean Median Mode Range

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

A. The mean score for the day students was higher than the mean score for the night students. B. The median score for the day students was higher than the median score for the night students. C. The mean score for the night students was higher than the mean score for the day students. D. The range of scores was larger for the day students than for the night students.

19. 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? A. The top twenty-five percent of both the private and public university graduates surveyed earned more than $50,000 annually. B. The interquartile range for private universities is $27,000 more than for public universities.

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

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

21. 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. At least half of the household incomes in both towns are $50,000 or greater. B. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.

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

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

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

universities. C. The interquartile range for private universities is $27,000 more than for public universities. D. The top twenty-five percent of both the private and public university graduates surveyed earned more than $50,000 annually.

24. 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. 3 B. 5 C. 4 D. 2

25. 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. A female sent the most number of text messages out of both groups. B. The modes of text messages sent by both males and females are the same. C. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions. D. Males sent more total text messages than females.

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

27. The dot plots below show the number of blooms on miniature rose bush plants at two garden supply stores.

The mean absolute deviation for each store is 1.5. The difference between the median number of blooms per plant for each store is how many times the mean absolute deviation? A. 7 B. 9 C. 8 D. 6

28. 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. 4 B. 3 C. 7 D. 6

29. 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? A. The median is higher for Red River forest than for Big Rock forest. B. Red River forest has more deer that weigh 160 pounds or more compared to Big Rock forest. C. Big Rock forest has more deer that weigh 155 pounds or less compared to Red River forest. D. The interquartile range for Red River forest is greater than the interquartile range for Big Rock forest.

30. 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. 4 B. 2 C. 5 D. 3

31. 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. Weekday Sales 15 13 14 10 Weekend Sales 18 19 21 13

Mean Median Mode Range

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

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

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

34. 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. 4 B. 5 C. 3 D. 6

35. 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. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 2

36. 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? A. The median weight of the college players is greater than the median weight of the professional players. B. Out of the college and professional players, the professional players have the heaviest player. C. Not enough information is provided to draw any of these conclusions.

D. The median weight of the professional players is greater than the median weight of the college players.