Box Plots — Cumulative exam Answers

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Ms. Sutton recorded the word counts and scores of the top ten essays in a timed writing contest. The table shows her data.How does the word count of an essay relate to its score in the contest?

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Word count tends to decrease as the score decreases.
B
Word count tends to increase as the score decreases.
C
Word count tends to remain constant as the score decreases.
D
Word count has no apparent relationship to the score of the essay.
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The data set represents the total number of people who bought bananas each hour at a grocery store.1, 1, 5, 5, 7, 8, 8, 10, 12Which box plot correctly represents the data?

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A number line goes from 0 to 16. The whiskers range from 1 to 12, and the box ranges from 3 to 9. A line divides the box at 7.
Option A
B
A number line goes from 0 to 16. The whiskers range from 1 to 12, and the box ranges from 5 to 9. A line divides the box at 7.
Option B
C
A number line goes from 0 to 16. The whiskers range from 1 to 12, and the box ranges from 5 to 8. A line divides the box at 7.
Option C
D
A number line goes from 0 to 16. The whiskers range from 1 to 12, and the box ranges from 3 to 8. A line divides the box at 7.
Option D
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Which could be a conditional relative frequency table?

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A 4-column table with 3 rows. The first column has no label with entries C, D, total. The second column is labeled A with entries 0.25, 0.25, 0.50. The third column is labeled B with entries 0.25, 0.25, 0.50. The fourth column is labeled total with entries 0.50, 0.50, 1.0.
Option A
B
A 4-column table with 3 rows. The first column has no label with entries C, D, total. The second column is labeled A with entries 0.25, 0.35, 0.30. The third column is labeled B with entries 0.75, 0.65, 0.70. The fourth column is labeled total with entries 1.0, 1.0, 1.0.
Option B
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A 4-column table with 3 rows. The first column has no label with entries C, D, total. The second column is labeled A with entries 0.75, 0.25, 0.50. The third column is labeled B with entries 0.25, 0.75, 0.50. The fourth column is labeled total with entries 0.50, 0.50, 1.0.
Option C
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A 4-column table with 3 rows. The first column has no label with entries C, D, total. The second column is labeled A with entries 0.65, 0.35, 1.0. The third column is labeled B with entries 0.35, 0.65, 1.0. The fourth column is labeled total with entries 1.0, 1.0, 1.0.
Option D
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A 2-column table with 4 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries 0, 1, 4, 5. The second column is labeled y with entries 0, 1, 4, 5.

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0
B
1
C
4
D
5
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The table shows the estimated number of lines of code written by computer programmers per hour when x people are working.

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y = 47(1.191)x
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y = 34(1.204)x
C
y = 26.9x – 1.3
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y = 27x – 4
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Kira looked through online census information to determine the average number of people living in the homes in her city. What is true about Kira’s data collection?

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Kira used an observational study where the data is qualitative.
B
Kira used an observational study where the data is quantitative.
C
Kira used published data that is qualitative.
D
Kira used published data that is quantitative.
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Ms. Johnson uses a statistics program to analyze all the data collected by her students during a lab experiment about acceleration due to gravity. The program reports =31.5 and .What is the variance of the data? Round to the nearest tenth.

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1.6
B
2.5
C
5.6
D
6.3
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The graph shows the distribution of hand lengths, in centimeters, of the members of an orchestra.

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1
B
2
C
4
D
5
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Scientists studied a deer population for 10 years. They generated the function f(x) = 248(1.15)x to approximate the number of deer in the population x years after beginning the study. About how many deer are in the population 3 years after beginning the study?

A
251
B
377
C
856
D
1,003
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Nico wanted to determine the number of students in his school who buy school lunch. He walked around the cafeteria one lunch period looking to see whether every fifth person in the cafeteria purchased lunch or brought their own.

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survey
B
simulation
C
experiment
D
observational study
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The dot plot represents the amount of rain recorded by rain gauges in different locations around a city.

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2
B
8
C
11
D
16
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The frequency table shows the results of a survey comparing the number of beach towels sold for full price and at a discount during each of the three summer months.The store owner converts the frequency table to a conditional relative frequency table by row.Which value should he use for X? Round to the nearest hundredth.

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0.89
B
0.90
C
0.92
D
0.96
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A relative frequency table is made from data in a frequency table.

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25%
B
33%
C
63%
D
68%
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Violet creates two spinners for a game. Each spinner is spun once, and the sum is recorded. The table represents the sums of the spinners and the frequency of each sum.

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The mean is 12.
B
The mean is 16.
C
The mean is the same as the median.
D
The mean is the same as the range.
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Which values are correct? Select three options.

A
a = 15
B
b = 18
C
c = 23
D
d = 35
E
e = 31
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Which phrases describe the relationship between heart rate and daily intake of caffeine? Select two options.

A
negative correlation
B
increasing heart rate
C
constant correlation
D
positive correlation
E
decreasing heart rate
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The box plots compare the exam scores of Ms. Dobson’s class to the rest of the students who took the test in the district.Which statement is true about the box plots? Select three options.Ms. Dobson’s class has a smaller range of scores.The district has a greater interquartile range.Fifteen is an outlier for the district’s scores.One hundred is an outlier for the district’s scores.In general, the district’s scores were better than those of Ms. Dobson’s class.

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A
Ms. Dobson’s class has a smaller range of scores.
B
The district has a greater interquartile range.
C
Fifteen is an outlier for the district’s scores.
D
One hundred is an outlier for the district’s scores.
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In general, the district’s scores were better than those of Ms. Dobson’s class.
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A data set is shown in the table. The line of best fit modeling the data is y = 2.69x – 7.95.

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–0.88
B
–0.12
C
0.12
D
0.88
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The table shows the number of calories in four meals and the cost of each meal.

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a weak positive correlation
B
a strong positive correlation
C
a weak negative correlation
D
a strong negative correlation
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The chart represents a data set’s given values, predicted values (using a line of best fit for the data), and residual values.

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g = 2 and h = –1
B
g = 28 and h = 39
C
g = –2 and h = 1
D
g = –28 and h = –39

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