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The median is the _________ of a set of numbers. |
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middle number |
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average |
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most frequent |
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highest number |
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What is implied when it is said that x and y have a negative correlation? |
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When the value of x is negative, the value of y negative. |
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When the value of x increases, the value of y does not necessarily increase or decrease. |
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When the value of x increases, the value of y decreases. |
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When the value of x increases, the value of y increases. |
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Which relationship would most likely have a negative correlation? |
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A person's height and the person's shoe size. |
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A person's age, and the address of the person. |
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The number of pizzas ordered, and the total price of the bill. |
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The number of miles driven, and the number of gallons of gas in the car. |
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Every fifth person that comes out of a library is asked whether they prefer to read a book or watch a movie. Is this biased or unbiased and why? |
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unbiased, because the location is not important |
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biased, because a library loans out primarily books |
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biased, because the sample is not representative of everyone in the library |
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unbiased, because they are using a systematic random sample |
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5. |
Find . |
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impossible |
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6. |
Find A – C. |
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impossible |
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A histogram is a graph in which the data are organized into equal _______. |
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bars |
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elements |
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tallies |
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intervals |
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In a factory, every fifth product out of 100 is quality tested. What kind of sampling is represented? |
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Convenience Sampling |
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Random Sampling |
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Cluster Sampling |
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Systematic Sampling |
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Find the mode of {2, 4, 14, 2, 12, 10, 4, 14, 2}. |
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4 |
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14 |
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No mode |
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2 |
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Find the mean of the data in the stem-and-leaf plot. |
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99 |
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67 |
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78 |
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77 |
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What is the mode of the number of rainy days each month? |
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8 |
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5 |
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7 |
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6 |
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Which relationship will most likely have a no correlation? |
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Rising temperatures and ski equipment sales. |
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Increasing snow inches, and sled sales. |
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The number of hours of sleep a person gets per night and the person's shoe size. |
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Battery power of a flashlight, and continued use of the flashlight. |
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13. |
Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the median of Exam B? |
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83 |
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90 |
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60 |
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75 |
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Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the first quartile of Exam B? |
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83 |
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75 |
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63 |
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72 |
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15. |
How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading? |
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Change the vertical scale so that the maximum value is 100. |
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Color should be added. |
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Change the graph from vertical to horizontal. |
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Diameters of the cans should be the same. |
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How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading? |
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Write out the entire names of the months. |
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Change the graph from vertical to horizontal. |
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Make the graph start at 0 to see all of the bars. |
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Change the color. |
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