1.   The set of data {67, 90, 83, 85, 73, 80, 78, 79, 68, 71} represents the ages at death of the first 10 U.S. Presidents. Find the range of the data.
    A. 23 B. 18
    C. 13 D. 4
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  2.   For a set of data organized in a frequency distribution, the midpoint of each class interval is called a ______.
    A. class limit B. class range
    C. class interval D. class mark
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  3.   Find the mean of the set of data
{67, 90, 83, 85, 73, 80, 78, 79, 68, 71}.
    A. 75.2 B. 76.9
    C. 77.4 D. 82.2
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  4.   In a stem-and-leaf plot, what could 8|1 represent?
    A. 81 B. 8100
    C. all of these D. 0.81
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  5.   What is the standard deviation for the data
{67, 90, 83, 85, 73, 80, 78, 79, 68, 71}?
    A. 8 B. about 7.56
    C. about 7.17 D. about 51.44
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  6.   The mean and standard deviation of a set of data are 30.5 and 13.8, respectively. Assume that the data are normally distributed. Name the interval about the mean in which about 68.3% of the data are located.
    A. 13.8 ± 1.0 B. 30.5 ± 6.9
    C. 30.5 ± 1.0 D. 30.5 ± 13.8
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  7.   Given the partial table below, identify the upper and lower limits of an interval about the mean within which 45% of the values of a set of data can be found if the mean is 30.5 and the standard deviation is 13.8. Assume the data are normally distributed.
   
    A. 22.22-38.78 B. 5.5-22.1
    C. 9.6-18.0 D. 26.3-34.7
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  8.   A 1% level of confidence is given when ______.
    A. P = 95% B. P = 99%
    C. P = 1% D. none of these
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  9.   From a population of 32 items, a sample of 25 items is chosen and found to have a standard deviation of 57.0. Find the standard error of the mean.
    A. 10.1 B. 11.4
    C. 7.25 D. 2.28
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  10.   Find the variance of the data below.
36, 49, 65, 77, 70, 49, 40, 58, 76, 73, 58, 39
    A. 202.58 B. 200.58
    C. 201.03 D. 199.61
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