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Statistics Quiz

Authored by Katharine Curtis

Mathematics

11th Grade

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Statistics Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A school newspaper published an article that said approximately 55% of the school’s population enjoys Friday night Football games. The survey was given to a student-athlete club. Which statement is true?

The findings in the article are valid because the population represents the feelings of a club.

The findings in the article are accurate because the whole population was surveyed.

The findings in the article are not valid because only student-athletes were surveyed.

The findings in the article are not valid because 55% of the students were not surveyed.

2.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Determine if each of the following represents a statistic of a parameter

Groups:

(a) Parameter

,

(b) Statistic

Median price of a home in Murfreesboro

Most popular pizza topping of students in Mrs. G's class

The average height of high school basketball players surveyed

The shoe size of 15 boys in Ms. Curtis' class

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statistical method involves testing different assumptions under controlled conditions?

Experiment

Observational study

Questionnaire

Survey

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jorge measures his bedroom and rounds the measurements to be 20 ft. by 14 ft. What would be the maximum area of his bedroom and how much carpet should he purchase to carpet the room?

20 x 14; 280 square feet

19.5 x 13.5; 263.25 square feet

20.5 x 14.5; 297.25 square feet

20.4 x 14.4; 293.76 square feet

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mrs. Blair wants to survey students about a wide variety of matters. There are 2,257 students in the school, but she only has the time and resources to survey 80.

Survey the first 80 students who arrive at school on a Tuesday

Put all students' names in a hat and draw out 80 names to survey

Go to gym class during 3rd period and ask for volunteers

Offer students a $5 Starbucks gift card to complete the survey and survey the first 80 students who show up

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which method would be the best way to conduct an observational study to determine the effects of Vitamin C for preventing colds?

Ask 100 people who consume Vitamin C if they got a cold.

Divide 100 volunteers into two groups. Give one group Vitamin C and do not give the other group Vitamin C. Monitor who gets a cold.

Interview 100 people and classify them as either never consuming Vitamin C, sometimes consuming Vitamin C, or consuming Vitamin C on a regular basis. Check for cold symptoms and analyze the results.

Ask 100 people who had a cold last winter if they consumed Vitamin C on a regular basis and record the number.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dollywood is wanting to conduct a survey about customer satisfaction. Which of the following survey methods should it use to reduce the chance of bias?

Randomly select 150 visitors and ask them to rate their experience at the amusement park.

Randomly select 200 visitors in the age group 20-30 and ask them to rate their experience at the park.

Select the first 100 Gold Pass holders and ask them to rate their experience at the park.

Randomly select 250 passengers in the age group 50-60 and ask them to rate their experience at the park.

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