Question 1

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table.  What is the median price of super unleaded gas?

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Question 2

The mean monthly income of a group of college students is $500; the standard deviation is $50. According to Chebyshev's theorem, at least what percent of the incomes will lie between $400 and $600?

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Question 3

What are the similarities and differences between the mean, the median, and the mode?

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Question 4

When reporting descriptive statistics for a variable, why should the report include measures of location and dispersion?

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Question 5

What are the similarities and differences between the range and the standard deviation?

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Question 6

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows:  What is the mode?

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Question 7

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table.  What is the mean price of super unleaded gas?

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Question 8

Cook County public safety monitors the number of "driving under the influence" arrests and is interested in the distribution of arrests in the month of December over the last five years. The data are shown next.  What is the standard deviation?

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Question 9

The Sea Mist Hotel collects customer satisfaction data daily. Yesterday, the hotel was 99% occupied and the manager wanted to quickly assess customer satisfaction. She randomly selected 10 scores. The maximum score is 100 points. The mean score is 82.1. The 10 scores were:  What is the standard deviation?

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Question 10

The Sea Mist Hotel collects customer satisfaction data daily. Yesterday, the hotel was 99% occupied and the manager wanted to quickly assess customer satisfaction. She randomly selected 10 scores. The maximum score is 100 points. The mean score is 82.1. The 10 scores were:  What is the variance?

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Question 11

The mean monthly income of a group of college students is $500; the standard deviation is $50. And the mean monthly income is normally distributed. Approximately, what percent of the incomes will lie between $400 and $600?

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Question 12

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table.  What is the modal price of unleaded plus gas?

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Question 13

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows:  What is the median?

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Question 14

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table.  What is the median price of unleaded plus gas?

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Question 15

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table.  What is the median price of unleaded gas?

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Question 16

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table.  What is the modal price of unleaded gas?

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Question 17

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table.  What is the mean price of unleaded plus gas?

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Question 18

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows:  What is the arithmetic mean?

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Question 19

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows:  Based on the values of the arithmetic mean, median, and mode, what is the most likely shape of the distribution?

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Question 20

Cook County public safety monitors the number of "driving under the influence" arrests and is interested in the distribution of arrests in the month of December over the last five years. The data are shown next.  What is the sample variance?

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Quiz 3: Describing Data: Numerical Measures

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the median price of super unleaded gas?

The mean monthly income of a group of college students is $500; the standard deviation is $50. According to Chebyshev's theorem, at least what percent of the incomes will lie between $400 and $600?

What are the similarities and differences between the mean, the median, and the mode?

When reporting descriptive statistics for a variable, why should the report include measures of location and dispersion?

What are the similarities and differences between the range and the standard deviation?

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows: What is the mode?

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the mean price of super unleaded gas?

Cook County public safety monitors the number of "driving under the influence" arrests and is interested in the distribution of arrests in the month of December over the last five years. The data are shown next. What is the standard deviation?

The Sea Mist Hotel collects customer satisfaction data daily. Yesterday, the hotel was 99% occupied and the manager wanted to quickly assess customer satisfaction. She randomly selected 10 scores. The maximum score is 100 points. The mean score is 82.1. The 10 scores were: What is the variance?

The mean monthly income of a group of college students is $500; the standard deviation is $50. And the mean monthly income is normally distributed. Approximately, what percent of the incomes will lie between $400 and $600?

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the modal price of unleaded plus gas?

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows: What is the median?

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the median price of unleaded plus gas?

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the median price of unleaded gas?

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the modal price of unleaded gas?

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the mean price of unleaded plus gas?

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows: What is the arithmetic mean?

A company's human resources department was interested in the average number of years that a person works before retiring. The sample of size 11 follows: Based on the values of the arithmetic mean, median, and mode, what is the most likely shape of the distribution?

Cook County public safety monitors the number of "driving under the influence" arrests and is interested in the distribution of arrests in the month of December over the last five years. The data are shown next. What is the sample variance?