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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. |
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23 |
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18 |
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13 |
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4 |
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For a set of data organized in a frequency distribution, the midpoint of each class interval is called a ______. |
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class limit |
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class range |
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class interval |
D. |
class mark |
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Find the mean of the set of data {67, 90, 83, 85, 73, 80, 78, 79, 68, 71}. |
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75.2 |
B. |
76.9 |
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C. |
77.4 |
D. |
82.2 |
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In a stem-and-leaf plot, what could 8|1 represent? |
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81 |
B. |
8100 |
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all of these |
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0.81 |
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What is the standard deviation for the data {67, 90, 83, 85, 73, 80, 78, 79, 68, 71}? |
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8 |
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about 7.56 |
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about 7.17 |
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about 51.44 |
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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. |
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13.8 ± 1.0 |
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30.5 ± 6.9 |
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C. |
30.5 ± 1.0 |
D. |
30.5 ± 13.8 |
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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. |
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22.22-38.78 |
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5.5-22.1 |
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9.6-18.0 |
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26.3-34.7 |
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A 1% level of confidence is given when ______. |
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P = 95% |
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P = 99% |
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P = 1% |
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none of these |
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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. |
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10.1 |
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11.4 |
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C. |
7.25 |
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2.28 |
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Find the variance of the data below. 36, 49, 65, 77, 70, 49, 40, 58, 76, 73, 58, 39 |
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202.58 |
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200.58 |
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C. |
201.03 |
D. |
199.61 |
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