Chapter 3 Test

Statistics
Grade 12

1. The heights of varsity basketball players at Mountain View College were measured in inches
and found to be:
74 82 78 72 78 73 78 72 78 81

Find the mean, the median and the mode of the heights.

2. Petroleum pollution in oceans is known to increase the growth of a certain bacteria. Brian did
a project for his ecology class in which he made a bacteria count (per 100 milliliters) in
nine random samples of sea water. His counts gave the following readings: 17 23
18 19 21 16 12 15 18
(a) Find the range.
(b) Find the sample mean.

(c) Find the sample standard deviation.

(d) The coefficient of variation

3. A researcher is comparing two multiple-choice tests with different conditions. In the first test,
a typical multiple-choice test is administered. In the second test, alternative choices (i.e.
incorrect answers) are randomly assigned to test takers. The results from the two tests
are:
Regular Test Randomized Answers
Mean 59.9 44.8
SD 10.2 12.7

Which group is more variable?

4. The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. The scale readings are
such that 1 represents an earthquake that is observed only on instruments, while 3
indicates a quake felt only by people near its epicenter. A reading of 7 represents a
major quake, usually accompanied by substantial destruction. A sample of 15
earthquakes occurring in the United States had readings on the Richter scale of
1.0 2.1 1.3 5.1 3.4 2.1 1.4 1.5
2.0 3.1 4.6 1.2 1.8 2.7 3.5
(a) Compute the five-number summary and the interquartile range.
(b) Make a box-and-whisker plot. Do your data have any outliers?
Chapter 3 Test
Statistics
Grade 12
1. The heights of varsity basketball players at Mountain View College were measured in inches
and found to be:
28 26 9 22 19 18 19 24
Find the mean, the median and the mode of the heights.

2. Petroleum pollution in oceans is known to increase the growth of a certain bacteria. Brian did
a project for his ecology class in which he made a bacteria count (per 100 milliliters) in random
samples of sea water. His counts gave the following readings: 2 6 18 9 0 15
3 10
(a) Find the range.
(b) Find the sample mean.
(c) Find the sample standard deviation.
(d) The Coefficient of variation

3. Two versions of a test are given to students. One test has pre-set answers and a second test has
randomized answers. Compare between the variation.

Regular Test Randomized Answers

Mean 50.1 45.8
SD 11.2 12.9
4. The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. The scale readings are
such that 1 represents an earthquake that is observed only on instruments, while 3
indicates a quake felt only by people near its epicenter. A reading of 7 represents a
major quake, usually accompanied by substantial destruction. A sample of earthquakes
occurring in the United States had readings on the Richter scale of
1.2 3.6 5.1 4.8 10.2
6.1 7.3 9.5 2.4 11.1
0.7 1.9 4.6 2.1 9.8

(b) Compute the five-number summary.

(c) Make a box-and-whisker plot. Do your data have any outliers?
Chapter 3 Test
Statistics
Grade 12
1. The heights of varsity basketball players at Mountain View College were measured in inches
and found to be:
28 26 9 22 19 18 19 24
Find the mean, the median and the mode of the heights.

2. Petroleum pollution in oceans is known to increase the growth of a certain bacteria. Brian did
a project for his ecology class in which he made a bacteria count (per 100 milliliters) in random
samples of sea water. His counts gave the following readings: 1 3 8 4 10
11 15 2 4
(a) Find the range.
(b) Find the sample mean.
(c) Find the sample standard deviation.
(d) The coefficient of variation

3. Consider the following: Which is more variable?

4. The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. The scale readings are
such that 1 represents an earthquake that is observed only on instruments, while 3
indicates a quake felt only by people near its epicenter. A reading of 7 represents a
major quake, usually accompanied by substantial destruction. A sample of earthquakes
occurring in the United States had readings on the Richter scale of
3.8 4.9 5.0 7.3 6.1 7.7 5.8 8.1 8.2 7.6
5.7 5.2 9.5 10.1 10.0 9.6 8.7 7.5 4.9 8.9
(a) Compute the five-number summary.
(b) Make a box-and-whisker plot. Do your data have any outliers?