Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The scores of the top ten finishers in a recent
race are listed below.
65 66
66 67 67
67 68 70
70 71
Find the mean score
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The scores of the top ten finishers in a recent
race are listed below.
65 66
66 67 67
67 68 70
70 71
Find the median score
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Jason just got his progress report. Based solely on
data points, which measure of central tendency should be used based on the following
grades:
99, 85, 16, 60, 88, 85, 88, 90
a. | Mean | c. | Mode
| b. | Median | d. | Range |
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Which measure of center is best to use when you
have an outlier?
a. | mean | c. | mode | b. | median | d. | range |
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5.
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A bag
is filled with the following marbles as shown:
Green,
Green, Green, Blue, Red, Green, Blue, Blue, Red, Green
What is the mode of
the marble color? |  | | |
a. | Green | b. | Red | c. | Blue | d. | No
Mode |
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6.
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The
ages of members of a retirement community are listed.
65
68 66 67
74 78
66 70
70 73
80 63
Find the mode of the
ages. | | | |
a. | 66 | c. | 66 and
70 | b. | 70 | d. | no
mode |
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7.
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Jasmine
made the following scores on her first 3 math tests.
76, 75, 79
What is the
minimum score she would need to make on her next test to increase her test average
(mean) to an 80% (B)? | | | |
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