Question 1

A company has developed a wristband for monitoring blood sugar levels without requiring direct blood
samples. It is interested in demonstrating the accuracy of the device for governmental approval and has
decided to test the claim "The glucose level reported by the wristband is within 10% of a standard blood test
result." Which of the following data collection processes would be appropriate? Select only one answer
choice.

That is correct!

Choose a random sample of employees at lunchtime and measure their blood sugar using both the
wristband and a standard blood test.
Choose a random sample of people from the local area and random times throughout the day and
measure their blood sugar using both the wristband and a standard blood test.
Choose a random sample of people from the local area and random times and measure their blood sugar
using the wristband. Choose another random sample of people and random times and measure their blood
sugar using the standard blood test.
Go to a hospital and have the doctors choose a random sample of patients to be tested at random times
using both the wristband and the standard blood test.
Question 2
A farmer divided his piece of land into 4 equivalent groups. The quality of the soil is the same across
the 4 groups of land. He planted the same crop in all 4 groups of land and recorded the yield of the crop in
all 4 groups for a 4 week period. Is the study observational or experimental? If it is an experiment, what is
the controlled factor?

The study is an observational study.

The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the 4 week observation period.
The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the land.
The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the growth of the crops.

Question 3
To test the effectiveness of a drug proposed to relieve symptoms of headache, physicians included
participants for a study. They gave the drug to one group and a drug with no therapeutic effect to another
group. Which group receives the placebo?

That is correct!

the physicians
the group that received the drug for headache
the group that received the drug with no therapeutic effect
all of the people in the study
Question 4
Matthew has created a survey to test whether or not gender has any effect on political party associations.
What is the explanatory variable in this situation?

That is correct!

the number of people surveyed

political party associations
gender
none of the above

Question 5
Is the statement below true or false?

Continuous data are the type of quantitative data that is the result of measuring.

That is correct!

True
False

Question 6
A doctor notes her patient's temperature in degrees Fahrenheit every hour to make sure the patient does not
get a fever. What is the level of measurement of the data?

That is correct!

nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio

Question 7
Karen wants to estimate the mean number of siblings for each student in her school. She records the number
of siblings for each of 200 randomly selected students in the school. What is the sample?

That is correct!

the 200 randomly selected students

 the specific number of siblings for each randomly selected student
all the students in the school
the mean number of siblings for the randomly selected students
the mean number of siblings for all students in the school

Question 8
True or False? In reference to different sampling methods, systematic sampling includes the steps: divide the
population into groups; use simple random sampling to identify a proportionate number of individuals from
each group.

That is correct!

True
False

Question 9
While standing on a highway overpass, Jennifer wonders what proportion of the vehicles that pass on the
highway below are trucks. The highway has 4 lanes running in each direction. Jennifer is only interested in
the proportion of vehicles that pass over the course of the hour that she spends there. Which of the following
sampling methods would be best for Jennifer to employ?

Obtain a cluster sample by randomly selecting 3 of the 36 numbers and letters that might be at the beginning
of a license plate, and select every vehicle whose license plate starts with one of those 3 numbers or letters.
Obtain a convenience sample by watching 1 lane and selecting every vehicle that passes in that lane.
Obtain a systematic sample by selecting every 20th vehicle that passes (in any lane and going in any
direction).
Obtain a stratified sample by, during every minute, spending 712 second watching each of the 8 lanes and
selecting the last vehicle that passes during the time it is being watched (or the first vehicle after that time if
no cars pass during that time).

Question 10
As a member of a marketing team, you have been tasked with determining the number of DVDs that people
have rented over the past six months. You sample twenty adults and decide that the best display of data is a
frequency table for grouped data. Construct this table using four classes.

15,30,28,19,14,18,28,19,10,19,10,24,14,18,24,27,10,18,16,23
orrect answers:
 1$10$10
 2$15$15
 3$6$6
 4$16$16
 5$21$21
 6$7$7
 7$22$22
 8$27$27
 9$4$4
 10$28$28
 11$33$33
 12$3$3

Note that the data is not ordered and that we have been asked to use 4 classes.

To determine the class width, use the formula: Max Value−Min ValueNumber of Classes=30−104=5. Since
this value is an integer, there is no need to round.

Use the minimum value, 10, for the lower class limit of the first class. To find all other lower class limits, add
the class width, 5, plus 1. For example, the second lower class limit would be: 10+5+1=16.

Lower Class Limit Upper Class Limit Frequency

10
16
22
28

To find the upper class limits, add the class width, 5, to each lower class limit. For example, the upper class
limit of the first class would be: 10+5=15.

Lower Class Limit Upper Class Limit Frequency

10 15
16 21
22 27
28 33
 To find the frequency for each class, count the number of data values that fall within the range of each class.
For example, the data values 15, 14, 10, 10, 14, and 10 fall within the range of the first class, 10-15. So, the
frequency of this class is 6.

Lower Class Limit Upper Class Limit Frequency

10 15 6
16 21 7
22 27 4
28 33 3

Answer: 1=10, 2=15, 3=6, 4=16, 5=21, 6=7, 7=22, 8=27, 9=4, 10=28, 11=33, 12=3

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 Question 11
The values and relative frequencies for a set of data are shown below.

Complete the cumulative relative frequency table.

That is correct!

Data Value Relative Frequency Cumulative Relative Frequency

1 0.12 $$.12

2 0.23 $$.35

3 0.34 $$.69

4 0.31 $$1

Question 12
The histogram below displays the weights of rainbow trout (in pounds) caught by all visitors at a lake on a
Saturday afternoon. According to this histogram, which range of weights (in pounds) contains the lowest
frequency?

 Answer: 12.5-14.5

Question 13
Describe the shape of the given histogram.

A histogram has a horizontal axis from 0 to 16 in increments of 2 and a vertical axis labeled Frequency from 0
to 10 in increments of 2. The histogram contains vertical bars of width 1 starting at the horizontal axis value 0.
The heights of the bars are as follows, where the left horizontal axis label is listed first and the frequency is
listed second: 0, 0; 1, 0; 2, 6; 3, 6; 4, 7; 5, 6; 6, 6; 7, 6; 8, 7; 9, 6; 10, 6; 11, 6; 12, 6; 13, 7; 14, 0; 15, 0.

That is correct!

uniform
 unimodal and symmetric
unimodal and left-skewed
unimodal and right-skewed
bimodal
Question 14
A set of data is summarized by the stem and leaf plot below.
Stem Leaf
1 0 0 2 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 9
2 2 2 5 5 7 8
3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 9

That is correct!

There are 12 values in the data set which are greater than or equal to 10 and less than or equal

to 19. There are 12 values in the data set which are greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal

to 39. There are 6 values in the data set which are greater than or equal to 20 and less than or equal

to 29.

Question 15
The bar graph below shows the number of boys and girls in different classes.
 A bar graph has a horizontal axis labeled Classes and a vertical axis labeled Students from 0 to 16 in
increments of 2. There are two vertical bars above each horizontal axis label, with the bar on the left
representing Boys and the bar on the right representing Girls. The bars have heights as follows, with the
horizontal axis label listed first and the bar heights listed second from left to right: Mrs. Brown, 10 and 15; Ms.
James, 11 and 12.
How many total students are in Ms. James's class? Do not include the units in your answer.

That is correct!

23

Question 16
The line graph shown below represents the number of TVs in a house by square footage (in hundreds of
feet). According to the information above, which of the following is an appropriate analysis of square footage
and TVs?
 A line graph has an x-axis labeled Square Footage (in hundreds of feet) in increments of one, and a y-axis
labeled Number of TV's in increments of one. Beginning at the point start parentheses 6,2 end parentheses, a
line increases to the point start parentheses 8.5,3 end parentheses. The line remains constant to the point
start parentheses 10,3 end parentheses. The line then increases, passing through the point start parentheses
12,5 end parentheses and continues increasing until it reaches the point start parentheses 16,6 end
parentheses.

That is correct!

From the data, the number of TVs doubled from a square footage of 8.5 and 10.
From the data, there is a steady decrease in the square footage and number of TVs.
From the data, there is a steady increase in the square footage and number of TVs.
From the data, when the square footage is between 8.5 and 10, the number of TVs remains the same.
Question 17
Ashley is reviewing past monthly credit card statements. The statements are summarized in the relative
frequency table below.

What is the cumulative relative frequency of credit card statements that are $1245 or less?

That is correct!
 Relative
Statement Balance Frequency Cumulative Frequency

838-939 0.10 0.10

940-1041 0.15 0.25

1042-1143 0.20 0.45

1144-1245 0.05 0.50

1246-1347 0.25 0.75

$1348-1449$1348−1449 0.25 1.00

Answer: 0.50

Question 18
The bar graph below shows the number of men and women in different clubs.
 A side-by-side bar graph has a horizontal axis labeled Clubs with the classes Drama and Computer and a
vertical axis labeled Students from 0 to 16 in increments of 2. Two vertical bars are above each horizontal
axis label with the left bar representing Men and the right bar representing Women. The bars have heights as
follows, with the horizontal axis label listed first and the bar height listed second: Drama, 11 and 16;
Computer, 14 and 14.

How many total students are in the Drama Club?

That is correct!

Answer: 27 Students

Question 19
An English professor asks her students who their favorite character is in the novel they are reading. What is
the level of measurement of the data?

That is correct!

nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 20
Jessica is keeping track of her favorite stock's price. The line graph below shows the data.
 A line graph titled Stock Price Over Time has a horizontal X-axis labeled Days from 0 to 5 in increments of 1
and a vertical Y-axis labeled Price from 0 to 14 in increments of 2. The graph consists of 6 plotted points
connected by line segments from left to right. The coordinates of the plotted points are at left-parenthesis 0
comma 13 right-parenthesis, left-parenthesis 1 comma 3 right-parenthesis, left-parenthesis 2 comma 10 right-
parenthesis, left-parenthesis 3 comma 4 right-parenthesis, left-parenthesis 4 comma 14 right-parenthesis,
and left-parenthesis 5 comma 12 right-parenthesis.

At what day was the price 10?

That is correct!

Answer: day 2

Question 21
A set of data is summarized by the stem and leaf plot below.
Stem Leaf
1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 6 7 7
2 0 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9
4 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 9

That is correct!

Answer: The value 10 appears 2 time(s) in the data set. The value 14 appears 3 time(s) in the data set.

Question 22
Describe the shape of the given histogram.

A histogram has a horizontal axis from 0 to 16 in increments of 2 and a vertical axis labeled Frequency from 0
to 10 in increments of 2. The histogram contains vertical bars of width 1 starting at the horizontal axis value 0.
The heights of the bars are as follows, where the left horizontal axis label is listed first and the frequency is
listed second: 0, 0; 1, 1; 2, 1; 3, 2; 4, 3; 5, 5; 6, 7; 7, 8; 8, 8; 9, 6; 10, 5; 11, 3; 12, 2; 13, 2; 14, 1; 15, 0.

That is correct!

uniform
unimodal and symmetric
unimodal and left-skewed
unimodal and right-skewed
bimodal
Question 23
A data set is summarized in the frequency table below. Using the table, determine the number of occurrences
of values greater than or equal to 6.

Value Frequency
0 7
 1 5
2 3
3 2
4 3
5 5
6 0
7 9
8 1
9 6
10 4

Give your answer as a single number. For example if you found the number of values was 23, you would
enter 23.

That is correct!

Answer: 20

Question 24
Timothy wants to estimate the mean number of siblings for each student in his school. He records the number
of siblings for each of 75 randomly selected students in the school. What is the statistic?

That is correct!

the specific number of siblings for each randomly selected student

the 75 randomly selected students
the mean number of siblings for the randomly selected students
the mean number of siblings for all students in the school
all the students in the school

Question 25
In a psychological study aimed at testing a drug that reduces anxiety, the researcher grouped the participants
into 2 groups and gave the anxiety-reduction pill to one group and an inert pill to another group. Which group
receives the placebo?

That is correct!

the group that received the anxiety-reduction pill

the psychological study
all the people in the study
the group that received the inert pill