QUIZ 1- BASIC STATISTICS QUIZ 1- BASIC STATISTICS

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What does the median represent in a data set? 1. What does the median represent in a data set?
a) The most frequently occurring value a) The most frequently occurring value
b) The middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order b) The middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order
c) The average of all values in the data set c) The average of all values in the data set
d) The value that appears exactly three-quarters of the way through the data set d) The value that appears exactly three-quarters of the way through the data set
2. If a set of numbers has an even count of values, how is the median calculated? 2. If a set of numbers has an even count of values, how is the median calculated?
a) The middle value b) The average of the two middle values a) The middle value b) The average of the two middle values
c) The highest value d) The lowest value c) The highest value d) The lowest value
3. What does “x- bar” stand for in statistics? 3. What does “x- bar” stand for in statistics?
a) data b) mean a) data b) mean
c) Median d) Mode c) Median d) Mode
4. Which measure of position divides a data set into four equal parts, each representing 4. Which measure of position divides a data set into four equal parts, each representing
25% of the data? 25% of the data?
a) Decile b) Quartile a) Decile b) Quartile
c) Percentile d) Median c) Percentile d) Median
5. What is the value of the second quartile (Q2) in a dataset? 5. What is the value of the second quartile (Q2) in a dataset?
a) The mean of the dataset b) The median of the dataset a) The mean of the dataset b) The median of the dataset
c) The lowest value in the dataset d) The highest value in the dataset c) The lowest value in the dataset d) The highest value in the dataset

6-10. Consider the set of scores in a Basic Statistics quiz : 6-10. Consider the set of scores in a Basic Statistics quiz :

10,11, 17,11,13,17, 16 ,19,20,20 10,11, 17,11,13,17, 16 ,19,20,20

Solve for Q 1 , Q 3 , D 7 , P44 , P87 Solve for Q 1 , Q 3 , D 7 , P44 , P87

Complete the table to solve the measures of position of ungrouped data. Complete the table to solve the measures of position of ungrouped data.

CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY (f) Lower Boundary <cf CLASS INTERVAL FREQUENCY (f) Lower Boundary <cf
81-90 5 80.5 60 81-90 5 80.5 60
71-80 4 70.5 16.________ 71-80 4 70.5 16.________
61-70 6 11._____ 51 61-70 6 11._____ 51
51-60 4 50.5 45 51-60 4 50.5 45
41-50 8 40.5 15._______ 41-50 8 40.5 15._______
31-40 7 12._____ 33 31-40 7 12._____ 33
21-30 9 20.5 14._______ 21-30 9 20.5 14._______
11-20 6 10.5 17 11-20 6 10.5 17
1-10 11 13._____ 11 1-10 11 13._____ 11
Using the table above. Calculate the positions of the scores of 60 students in Using the table above. Calculate the positions of the scores of 60 students in
mathematics.(WRITE THE FORMULA AND SHOW YOUR SOLUTION) mathematics.(WRITE THE FORMULA AND SHOW YOUR SOLUTION)
17-19. Calculate for Q1 17-19. Calculate for Q1
20-22. Calculate for D7 20-22. Calculate for D7
23-25. Calculate for Q3 23-25. Calculate for Q3