1.   Find the upper quartile of {2, 5, 13, 21, 29}.
    A. 13 B. 25
    C. 29 D. 3.5
    Hint

  2.   The scores on two recent English exams are shown below.

Exam A: 84, 76, 92, 100, 83, 65, 72, 88, 69, 90, 79, 80, 45, 85, 83
Exam B: 50, 62, 68, 80, 85, 90, 91, 54, 60, 90, 95, 64, 87, 72, 75

Are there any outliers in exam A, and if so, which score is an outlier? Use the box-and-whisker plots displayed below.

   
    A. Yes, the score 112 is an outlier. B. Yes, the score 45 is an outlier.
    C. Yes, the score 100 is an outlier. D. There are no outliers.
    Hint

  3.   How do the medians of the two sets of exam scores compare?
   
    A. The answer cannot be determined since the median is not shown in a box and whisker plot.
    B. The medians are equal.
    C. The median of Exam A is less than the median of Exam B.
    D. The median of Exam A is greater than the median of Exam B.
    Hint

  4.   Suppose a jean company wanted to gather data about what styles of jeans people prefer. They told Rhonda to walk around the city, and take note of the styles that she sees. What data collection method is she using?
    A. experiment B. published data
    C. survey D. observational study
    Hint

  5.   City hall was conducting a survey concerning social issues. In order to take part, citizens had to pick up the forms at city hall. What kind of sample is this?
    A. unbiased, systematic random sample B. biased, convenience
    C. unbiased, random sample D. biased, voluntary
    Hint

  6.   Find .
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  7.   Find A + C.
   
    A. B.
    C. impossible D.
    Hint

  8.   How many children attend this child care facility?
   
    A. 70 B. 6
    C. 14 D. 100
    Hint

  9.   The least number of children fall in which interval?
   
    A. 15-29 months B. 30-44 months
    C. cannot be determined D. 0-14 months
    Hint

  10.   Find the lower quartile of the data.
   
    A. 2 B. 42.5
    C. 29.5 D. 19.5
    Hint



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