Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the set of values. Construct a histogram for the data.

1. Time spent on the internet per day:

1 hr 15 min 1 hr 8 min 43 min 2 hr 1 hr 5 min
3 hr 1 hr 35 min 3 hr 45 min 2 hr 20 min

2. Number of A grades on a semester report card

0 1 0 3 2
1 1 0 2 4
6 5 4 7 0
3 2 1 5 2

3. A student found the median of the data set below. Explain and correct the student’s error.

4. 0 3 3 7 7 8 21 22 25

Calculate the five-number summary, range, interquartile range, mean, and mode. Then make a
box-plot for each set of values.
1. 25 25 30 35 45 45 50 55 60 60
 2. 20 23 25 36 37 38 39 50 52 55

Calculate the five-number summary, range, interquartile range, and mode. Then make a box-plot
for each set of values.
3. The mean price of the nonfiction books on a best-sellers list is $25.07; the standard deviation is
$2.62
$26.95 $22.95 $24.00 $24.95 $29.95 $19.95 $24.95
$24.00 $27.95 $25.00

4. The mean length of Beethoven’s nine symphonies is 37 minutes; the standard deviation is 12
minutes.
27 min 30 min 47 min 35 min 30 min 40 min 35 min
22 min 65 min

1. In a set of data, the value 332 is 3 standard deviations from the mean and the value 248 is 1
standard deviation from the mean. A classmate claims that there is only one possible mean and
standard deviation for this data set. Do you agree? Explain.
A normal distribution has a mean of 416 and a standard deviation of 55.
1. Draw a normal curve and label the mean, as well as one, two, and three standard deviations above
and below the mean.
2. Find the range of values that represent the middle 99.7% of the distribution.
3. What percent of the data will be less than 361?
4. What percent of the data will be between 450 and 500?

800 students were surveyed and had an average GPA of 2.4 with a standard deviation of 0.5.
Calculate the margin of error for a 90% confidence level.

Consider the student body of your high school to be the population for a study being conducted by
the school newspaper. One of the newspaper students, Emma, is writing an article on study habits.
She has carefully designed a survey of five questions.
6. Is it reasonable to think that she can survey the entire student body?
7. Emma has decided to survey 50 students. She is trying to decide which type of sample will be the
most appropriate and easiest for her to complete successfully. For the following, explain how she
could select each type of sample from the students at your school.
Simple Random: Stratified Random: Convenience: Volunteer:

Identify any bias in each survey question.

5. “Is it really possible for a person to still believe that wearing a seat belt is not completely
necessary?”

6. “Is wearing a seat belt necessary for the complete safety of all passengers?”

7. “Wearing a seat belt is currently required by state law. Do you agree with this law?”

8. What would be an example of a simple random sample for this situation?

9. What would be an example of a stratified random sample for this situation?

Calculate the five-number summary, range, interquartile range, mean, and mode. Explain what
each number means in context. Then make a box-plot for the set of values.
1. 2, 8, 3, 7, 3, 6, 4, 9, 10, 15, 21, 29, 32, 30, 57, 32, 4, 11, 13, 11, 14, 10, 12, 13, 15

A random sample of 19 words were selected from a 1000 word essay. The dot plot displays the
word length for each of the sample words.

2. Describe the shape of the data.

3. Where is the center of the data?

4. Describe the spread of the distribution.

5. Assuming that this sample is representative of the words in the essay, how many words would you
expect to have 14 or more letters in the 1000 word essay?

8. Is it reasonable to think that she can survey the entire student body?
 9. Emma has decided to survey 50 students. She is trying to decide which type of random sample will
be the most appropriate and easiest for her to complete successfully. For the following, explain
how she could select each type of sample from the students at your school.
Simple:

Systematic:

Stratified:

Cluster:

10. If you were gathering information for this article, which of these samples would you use? Explain.

11. Another student on the staff thinks that Emma is making the assignment too difficult and
suggested that she simply survey the students in her first period class. Would this be an
appropriate sampling method? Explain.

12. 800 students were surveyed and had an average GPA of 2.7 with a standard deviation of 0.4.
Calculate the margin of error for a 95% confidence level.

13. Nine hundred (900) high school freshmen were randomly selected for a national survey. Among
survey participants, the mean grade-point average (GPA) was 2.7, and the standard deviation was
0.4. What is the margin of error, assuming a 95% confidence level?