Accelerated Math 2 Statistics Review

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Vocabulary to know: mean, median, mode, range, outlier, resistant, skewed, deviation, mean deviation, variance, standard deviation, interquartile range, first quartile or lower quartile (Q1), third quartile or upper quartile (Q3), histrogram, stem-and-leaf plot, dot plot, box plot Formulas for know: Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation, Variance 1. Consider the following 2 sets of observations: Set 1: 8,9,10,11,12 Set 2: 8,9,10,11,100 Set 3: 8,9,10,11,1000 a. b. Find the median for each data set. Find the mean for each data set.

c. What do these sets illustrate about the resistance of the median and mean? 2. Statistical Abstract of the United States 2000 reported that in 1998 for those with a college education, the median net worth was $146,400 and the mean net worth was $528,200. For those with a high school diploma only, the values were $53,800 and $157,800. a. Explain how the mean and the median could be so different for each group. b. Which measure do you think gives a more realistic measure of a typical net worth, the mean or the median. Why? 3. For an exam given to a class, the students scores ranged from 35 to 98, with the mean of 74. Which of the following is the most realistic value for the standard deviation: -10, 0, 3, 12, 63? Clearly explain whats unrealistic about each of the other values.

4. The scores on an easy exam have mean=88, standard deviation=10, minimum= 65, Q1=77, median=85, Q3=91, maximum =100. Sketch a box plot, labeling which of these values are used in the plot.

5. The standard deviation, the range, and the IQR summarize spread the data. a. Why is the standard deviation s usually preferred over the range? b. Why is the IQR sometimes preferred to s? c. What is an advantage of s over the IQR? 6. In recent years many European nations have suffered from relatively high unemployment. For the 15 nations that made up the European Union in 2003, the table shows the unemployment rates reported by Eurostat as of Decemeber 2003. a. b. c. Find and interpret the median. Find the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3) Find and interpret the mean

European Union 2003 unemployment rates Belgium 8.3 Denmark 6.0 Germany 9.2 Greece 9.3 Spain 11.2 France 9.5 Portugal 6.7 Netherlands 4.4 Luxembourg 3.9 Ireland 4.6 Italy 8.5 Finland 8.9 Austria 4.5 Swedan 6.0 U.K. 4.8

7. Rebecca test scores are as follows: 100, 89, 76, 85, 82, 74, 40, 95 a. Find her mean deviation.

b. Find her standard deviation.

c. Are there any outliers in her test scores?