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Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Statistics

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Range For A Set Of Data

Find the range for the set of data

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The range is equal to the absolute difference between the minimum and maximum value.

We find the range to be

 

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Range For A Set Of Data

Let  be a positive integer.

What is the range of the set.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the range, subtract the minimum value from the maximum value

minimum: 

maximum:

So,

maximum - minimum = 

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Interquartile Range For A Set Of Data

Find the interquartile range for the following data set:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the interquartile range, first find the median. This will split the data set into the upper and lower halves. The median for this data set is 11.

Focusing on the lower half, we can find the median, which is the first quartile, Q1:

the median is 6

Focusing on the upper half, we can find the median, which is the third quartile, Q3:

the median is 22.

The interquartile range is just Q3 - Q1, in this case

 

Example Question #12 : Univariate Data Descriptors

Find the interquartile range for the following data set:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the interquartile range, first find the median. This will split the data set into the upper and lower halves. The median for this data set is 15.

Focusing on the lower half, we can find the median, which is the first quartile, Q1:

 the median is 6, found by taking the mean of the middle two numbers 5 and 7.

Focusing on the upper half, we can find the median, which is the third quartile, Q3:

 the median is 22.5, found by taking the mean of the middle two numbers 22 and 23.

The interquartile range is just Q3 - Q1, in this case 

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Interquartile Range For A Set Of Data

Find the Interquartile Range (IQR) for the following data.

Q1 = 2, Q3 = 6

IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 4

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The Interquartile Range equation is Q3-Q1

First, make sure the data is in ascending order. Then split the data up so that it each quartile has 25% of the data, or think of it as splitting the data into 4 equal parts.

  • is the "middle" value in the first half of the rank-ordered data set.
  •  is the median value in the overall set.
  • is the "middle" value in the second half of the rank-ordered data set.

Example Question #221 : Ap Statistics

A bird watcher observed how many birds came to her bird feeder for four days.  These were the results:

Day 1: 15

Day 2: 12

Day 3: 10

Day 4: 13

Which answer is closest to the standard deviation of the number of birds to visit the bird feeder over the four days?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Standard deviation is essentially the average distance from the mean of a group of numbers.  There are a number of steps in computing standard deviation, but the steps are not too complicated if you take them one at a time.  First, find the mean of the values.  Second, subtract the mean from the first value and square the result.  Do this for all remaining values.  Third, add these results together.  Fourth, divide this value by the number of values.  Finally, find the square root of the result. 

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Example Question #222 : Ap Statistics

Alice recorded the outside temperature at noon each day for one week. These were the results.

Monday: 78

Tuesday: 85

Wednesday: 82

Thursday: 84

Friday: 82

Saturday: 79

Sunday: 80

What is the standard deviation of the temperatures?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are five steps to finding the standard deviation of a group of values. First, find the mean of the values.  Second, subtract the mean from the first value and square the result.  Do this for all remaining values.  Third, add these results together.  Fourth, divide this value by the number of values minus one.  Finally, find the square root of the result. 

 

Example Question #223 : Ap Statistics

A bird watcher observed how many birds came to her bird feeder for four days.  These were the results:

Day 1: 15

Day 2: 12

Day 3: 10

Day 4: 13

What is the variance of the number of birds that visited the bird feeder over the four days?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Variation measures the average difference between values within a group.  The process is not complicated but there are four steps that can take time.  First, find the mean of the values.  Second, subtract the mean from the first value and square the result.  Do this for all remaining values.  Third, add these results together.  Fourth, divide this value by the number of values in the group minus one (in this case, there are four days). 

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Note that to find the standard deviation, we would simply take one additional step of finding the square root of the variance. 

Example Question #224 : Ap Statistics

Alice recorded the outside temperature at noon each day for one week. These were the results.

Monday: 78

Tuesday: 85

Wednesday: 82

Thursday: 84

Friday: 82

Saturday: 79

Sunday: 80

What is the variance of the temperatures?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are four steps to finding the variance of values within a group.  First, find the mean of the values.  Second, subtract the mean from the first value and square the result.  Do this for all remaining values.  Third, add these results together.  Fourth, divide the result  by the number of values in the group minus one (in this case, there are seven days, so you must divide by six).  

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Standard Deviation For A Set Of Data

The average height of  females in a class is  inches, with a standard deviation of  inches. In the same class, the average height of  boys is  inches, with a standard deviation of  inches. What is the mean height of both males and females?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the mean of the whole population, multiply the female's average by the number of females, and then multiply the male's average by the number of males. Sum up these products and divide by the total number of males AND females:

 

 

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