SAT II Math II : Data Analysis and Statistics

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT II Math II

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Determine the median of the numbers:  \(\displaystyle [7,14,23,-52]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{37}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle -2\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{39}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{21}{2}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{21}{2}\)

Explanation:

Order the data set from least to greatest.

\(\displaystyle [7,14,23,-52] \to [-52,7,14,23]\)

The median is the average of the two central numbers for an even amount of numbers in the data set.

\(\displaystyle \frac{7+14}{2} =\frac{21}{2}\)

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle \frac{21}{2}\)

Example Question #12 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Determine the median of the following numbers:  \(\displaystyle [9,3,6,7,8,10,15]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{19}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle \textup{There is no median.}\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{15}{2}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Explanation:

Organize the numbers from least to greatest.

\(\displaystyle [9,3,6,7,8,10,15]\rightarrow [ 3,6,7,8,9,10,15]\)

The median of an odd set of numbers is the central number.

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 8\)

Example Question #13 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Find the mode of the following data set:

\(\displaystyle 33,67,87,23,45,55,136,67,93\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 67\)

\(\displaystyle 55\)

\(\displaystyle 67.33\)

\(\displaystyle 113\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 67\)

Explanation:

Find the mode of the following data set:

\(\displaystyle 33,67,87,23,45,55,136,67,93\)

The mode will be the most repeated number. To find it, simply see which number appears most.

In this case, we have two 67's, and only 1 of each other term. 

Therefore, our mode is 67.

Example Question #484 : Sat Subject Test In Math Ii

Determine the mode of the following numbers:  \(\displaystyle [-1,-3,-1,-2,6,6,7]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle -1\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{5}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{12}{7}\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle -1, 6\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle -1, 6\)

Explanation:

The mode is defined as the number or numbers that has the highest frequency in the data set.

The numbers \(\displaystyle -1, 6\) appear in the data set twice, while the other numbers appear once.

This means that the mode is:  \(\displaystyle -1, 6\)

Example Question #14 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Calculate the mode:  \(\displaystyle [3,13,26,41]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 41\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{39}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{83}{4}\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle \textup{No mode.}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \textup{No mode.}\)

Explanation:

The definition of mode is the number or numbers that have the highest frequency in a data set.

There is only one of each number given in the data set.

This means that there is no mode.

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle \textup{No mode.}\)

Example Question #15 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Determine the mode:  \(\displaystyle [\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{4}, 1]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 1\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \textup{No mode.}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{25}{12}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \textup{No mode.}\)

Explanation:

The mode includes all numbers that have more than one frequency.  Since every number only occurs once in the set of data, there is no mode.

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle \textup{No mode.}\)

Example Question #16 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Determine the mode of the numbers:  \(\displaystyle [3,3,6,6,9,20]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 3,6\)

\(\displaystyle \textup{There is no mode.}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{9}{2}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3,6\)

Explanation:

The mode includes all numbers that have the highest frequency.

The numbers three and six occur twice, while the other numbers appear once.

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 3,6\)

Example Question #17 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Find the range of the following data set:

\(\displaystyle 33,67,87,23,45,55,136,67,93\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 23\)

\(\displaystyle 55\)

\(\displaystyle 113\)

\(\displaystyle 67\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 113\)

Explanation:

Find the range of the following data set:

\(\displaystyle 33,67,87,23,45,55,136,67,93\)

To find the range, find the difference between the largest and smallest values.

Largest: 136

Smallest:23

\(\displaystyle 136-23=113\)

So our range is 113

Example Question #18 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Determine the range of the numbers.  \(\displaystyle [81,32,11,85,81]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 62\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 70\)

\(\displaystyle 74\)

\(\displaystyle 0\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 74\)

Explanation:

The range of the numbers is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers.

The largest number is 85.

The smallest number is 11.

Subtract both numbers.

\(\displaystyle 85-11 = 74\)

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 74\)

Example Question #20 : Data Analysis And Statistics

Determine the range of the numbers:  \(\displaystyle [-19,-17,-39,44]\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 73\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 27\)

\(\displaystyle 61\)

\(\displaystyle 83\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 83\)

Explanation:

To find the range, subtract the highest with the lowest number provided in the set of numbers.

The highest number is 44.

The smallest number is \(\displaystyle -39\).

Subtract both quantities.

\(\displaystyle 44-(-39) = 44+39 = 83\)

The answer is:  \(\displaystyle 83\)

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