Chapter 3

Measures of Center for Ungrouped Data

1) The mean of a data set is the:

A) value that divide a ranked data set in two equal halves
B) sum of all values divided by the number of values
C) difference between the maximum and minimum values
D) average of the deviations of values from the average

2) The median of a data set is the:

A) value that divides a ranked data set in two equal halves
B) value that occurs with maximum frequency
C) sum of all values divided by the number of values
D) average of the deviations of values from the average

3) An outlier influences which of the following summary measures the most?

A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) median and mode

4) If the histogram of a data set is skewed to the right with one peak, which of the following is
true?
A) the values of the mean, median, and mode are the same
B) the mean is greater than the median, which is greater than the mode
C) the mean and median are equal, but the mode is different
D) the mode is greater than the median, which is greater than the mean

5) If a distribution is symmetric with one peak, then:

A) the values of the mean, median, and mode are identical

B) the mean is greater than the median, which is greater than the mode
C) the values of the mean and median are equal but the mode is different
D) the mode is greater than the median, which is greater than the mean

6) The annual salaries of six employees of a company are as follows:

The mean salary of these employees is:

7) The annual salaries of six employees of a company are as follows:

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The median salary of these employees is:

8) The annual salaries of six employees of a company are as follows:

The mode of the salaries of these employees is:

9) The points scored by a team in five basketball games are as follows:

The mean for this data set is:

10) The points scored by a team in five basketball games are as follows:

The median for this data set is:

11) The points scored by a team in five basketball games are as follows:

The mode of this data set is:

A) 57
B) 67
C) 117
D) this data set does not have a unique mode

12) A serving of a nutrition bar contains fat, carbohydrates and protein. The following table lists
the number of grams of each and the number of calories per gram.

Number of calories
Ingredient Number of grams per gram
Fat 12 9
Carbohydrates 23 4
Protein 6 4

Calculate the weighted mean that represents the average number of calories per gram for this
nutrition bar with calories as the x variable and fat, carbohydrates, and protein as w.

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 Measures of Dispersion for Ungrouped Data

1) The summary measure obtained by taking the difference between the minimum and maximum
values in a data set is called the:
A) median
B) standard deviation
C) variance
D) range

2) The value of the standard deviation of a data set is:

A) never zero
B) never negative
C) never positive
D) always positive

3) The procedure for obtaining the variance from the standard deviation is to:
A) take the square root of the standard deviation
B) square the standard deviation
C) divide the standard deviation by 2
D) multiply the standard deviation by 2

4) A numerical measure calculated for population data is called:

5) The annual salaries of six employees of a company are as follows:

The range of these salaries is:

6) The annual salaries of six employees of a company are as follows:

The variance of these salaries, rounded to the nearest dollar, is:

7) The annual salaries of six employees of a company are as follows:

The standard deviation of these salaries, rounded to the nearest dollar, is:

7) The temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) observed during seven days of summer in Los
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Angeles are:

The standard deviation, rounded to three decimals, of these temperatures is:

8) The temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) observed during seven days of summer in Los
Angeles are:

The coefficient of variation, rounded to three decimals, of these temperatures is:

9) The times (in minutes) taken by a sample of nine students to complete a statistics test are:

The range of these times is:

10) The times (in minutes) taken by a sample of nine students to complete a statistics test are:

The variance of these times, rounded to three decimal places, is:

11) The times (in minutes) taken by a sample of nine students to complete a statistics test are:

The standard deviation of these times, rounded to three decimal places, is:

12) The times (in minutes) taken by a sample of nine students to complete a statistics test are:

The coefficient of variation, rounded to three decimals, of these temperatures is:

Measures of Position

1) The quartiles divide a ranked data set into:

A) 2 equal parts
B) 4 equal parts
C) 100 equal parts
D) 10 equal parts

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2) The value of the third quartile for a data set is 65. This means that:
A) 25% of the values in that data set are smaller than 65
B) 75% of the values in that data set are smaller than 65
C) 75% of the values in that data set are greater than 65
D) 50% of the values in that data set are greater than 65

3) The value of the 45th percentile for a data set is 52. This means that:
A) 55% of the values in that data set are smaller than 52
B) 45% of the values in that data set are greater than 52
C) 45% of the values in that data set are smaller than 52
D) 52% of the values in that data set are greater than 52

4) The waiting times (in minutes) for 11 customers at a supermarket are:

The first quartile for these data is:

5) The waiting times (in minutes) for 11 customers at a supermarket are:

The second quartile for these data is:

7) The waiting times (in minutes) for 11 customers at a supermarket are:

The third quartile for these data is:

8) The waiting times (in minutes) for 11 customers at a supermarket are:

The approximate value of the 60th percentile for these data is:

9) The work experiences (in years) of 14 employees of a company are:

The first quartile for these data is:

10) The work experiences (in years) of 14 employees of a company are:

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The second quartile for these data is:

11) The work experiences (in years) of 14 employees of a company are:

The third quartile for these data is:

12) The work experiences (in years) of 14 employees of a company are:

The approximate value of the 70th percentile for these data is: