Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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1.
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Which of the following is not a
measure of central tendency? a. | mean | c. | mode | b. | median | d. | range | | | | |
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Figure 1.1 Favourite
Kinds of Music
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2.
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In Figure 1.1, how many more
people liked country better than rock?
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3.
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In Figure 1.1, what is the
total number of people that were surveyed?
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Figure 1.2 Time
Spent Studying for a Math Test
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4.
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In Figure 1.2, how many
students spent more than 40 minutes studying?
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Figure 1.4 Science
Test Marks
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5.
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What is the size of each
interval in Figure 1.4?
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6.
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In Figure 1.4, in which
interval would a mark of 57% belong? a. | 41
50% | c. | 61 70% | b. | 51
60% | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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7.
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In Figure 1.4, how many student
obtained a mark in the interval of 91 100%
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8.
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In the data set below, which
value is an outlier?
13, 18, 21, 12, 15, 19, 67, 21, 14
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9.
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What is the mean of 88, 81, 90,
and 85?
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10.
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What is the median of 5, 9, 3,
11, and 7?
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11.
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What is the median of 33, 45,
29, 40, 42, and 44? a. | 40 | c. | 42 | b. | 41 | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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12.
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What is the median of 5.9, 4.8,
5.0, 6.1, 6.1, 3.9, 4.7, and 4.7? a. | 4.7 | c. | 6.1 | b. | 4.9 | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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Which of the following data
sets has two modes? a. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7,
7 | c. | 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 8 | b. | 12, 13, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26,
26 | d. | 10, 20, 30, 35, 40, 50, 50 | | | | |
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Figure 2.3 5-km Race
Times
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The time results for people
running a 5-kilometre race are in Figure 2.3. In which interval would you place a runner who ran the
race in exactly 21 minutes? a. | 15 18
minutes | c. | 21 25 minutes | b. | 18 21
minutes | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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15.
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The
graph above indicates a. | more students are studying to become
doctors | b. | tuition increases every year | c. | tuition decreases every year | d. | none of the above | | |
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16.
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Which is an example of a
census? a. | asking all the students in a school who their favourite band
is | b. | conducting an online survey to determine the most favoured
band | c. | randomly selecting customers in a store to ask who their favourite
band is | d. | none of the above | | |
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17.
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What is the mean of 22, 28, and
37?
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18.
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What is the mean of 15, 16, and
20?
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19.
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What is the mean of 7, 14, 21,
33, and 25?
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20.
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What is the mean of $14, $31,
$15, and $20?
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21.
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What is the median of 29, 18,
27, 24, 31, 20, and 30? a. | 26 | c. | 30 | b. | 28 | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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22.
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What is the median of 90, 85,
92, 77, 99, 65, and 75?
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23.
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What is the median of $5.25,
$6.86, $4.99, $5.99, and $2.49? a. | $5.12 | c. | $5.99 | b. | $5.25 | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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24.
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What is the median of 25, 36,
49, 58, 56, 13, 65, 47, and 30? a. | 42 | c. | 51 | b. | 47 | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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25.
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What is the mode of 2, 7, 6, 5,
4, 5, 2, 10, 5, and 3? a. | 2 | c. | 6 | b. | 5 | d. | There is no mode. | | | | |
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26.
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What is the mode of 73, 75, 81,
95, 91, 80, 87, 90, and 87? a. | 84 | c. | 87 | b. | 85 | d. | There is no mode. | | | | |
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27.
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What is the mode of 5, 10, 13,
12, and 8? a. | 10 | c. | 13 | b. | 12 | d. | There is no
mode. | | | | |
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28.
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What is the mode of 73, 84, 84,
90, 73, 65, and 73? a. | 73 | c. | both a and b | b. | 84 | d. | There is no mode. | | | | |
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29.
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What is the mode of 23, 21, 23,
45, 43, and 21? a. | 21 | c. | both a and b | b. | 23 | d. | There is no mode. | | | | |
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30.
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What is the mode of 4, 7, 6, 2,
1, 3, and 9? a. | 4 | c. | 7 | b. | 6 | d. | There is no
mode. | | | | |
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