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Answer Exercise 2
Answer Exercise 2
ANSWER EXERCISE 2
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When a tail of a distribution of scores extends toward the lower end of the distribution
Left skewed
Right Skewed
Symmetrical
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SQQS5013 EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
Which of these data displays are NOT appropriate for qualitative data?
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Stem-and-Leaf Plot
Range
Mean
Mode
Median
If you asked 20 people their favorite color, which measure of center would best represent the
data?
mean
median
mode
all of the above
Which would be the best measure of center for the following set of data:
100, 125, 100, 95, 125, 800, 150
mean
median
mode
all of the above
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SQQS5013 EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
Left skewed
Right Skewed
Symmetrical
What is an outlier?
A value that is much less or much greater than the other values in a data set.
The difference between the upper and lower quartiles of a data set.
The mean of the distances from each data value in a set to the mean of a set.
The difference between the greatest and least numbers in a data set.
The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94.Which of these interpretations must be
correct?
94 was the highest score on the test.
More students received a 94 than any other score
No student scored below a 94
A score of 91 was slightly below average.
Which would be the best measure of center for the following set of data:
12, 15, 21, 13, 15, 22, 25, 11, 14
mean
median
mode
all of the above
A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a speed limit sign. The speeds of cars at
the 65 mph sign were:
58 60 65 65 70 70 71 74 85 88
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SQQS5013 EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
Which of the following statements is FALSE about the box plot shown below. The graph shows
the weights of small cats recently brought into the vet clinic.