1.   Find the standard deviation of the data in the stem-and-leaf plot to the nearest hundredth.
   
    A. 228.50 B. 10.72
    C. 217.00 D. 11.74
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  2.   The scores on a national achievement test are normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Out of a group of 200 students, how many would you expect to score more than 70?
    A. 1 B. 5
    C. 10 D. 32
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  3.   Suppose that the mean is 50. How many standard deviations away is the value 65?
    A. about 1 standard deviation B. about 2 standard deviations
    C. cannot be determined from given information D. within 1 standard deviation
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  4.   Compute the variance and standard deviation for the set of {3, 4, 4, 7, 9, 9, 12, 16}. Round to the nearest tenth.
    A. 16.5; 4.1 B. 4.2; 2.0
    C. 15.8; 4.0 D. 17.5; 4.2
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  5.   Compute the variance and standard deviation for the set of {284, 298, 302, 305, 310, 314, 321, 331, 337, 348}. Round to the nearest tenth.
    A. 341.0; 18.5 B. 289.2; 17.0
    C. 337.9; 18.4 D. 335.7; 18.3
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