Name _______________________________________ Statistics Practice

Below are the All Around results from the 2018 and 2019 National Gymnastics Championships. For each
gymnast, calculate their mean and median score.
Gymnast: 2019 Day 2019 Day 2018 Day 1 2018 Day Mean Score Median
1 2 2 Score
Simone Biles 58.650 59.850 60.1 59.750
Morgan Hurd 55.050 56.650 57.0 56.3
Suni Lee 56.9 56.650 55.9 55.150
Jade Carey 56.1 53.850 54.950 54.750
Trinity 55.4 53.35 55.5 54.1
Thomas
Jordan Chiles 55.350 55.50 53.6 53.250
Kara Eaker 54.650 53.450 54.8 54.850

The US Olympic selection committee will pick 4 athletes to make up the US Olympic team. Put a star next to
the 4 athletes that you would recommend to the committee.
In addition to mean and median, it could help the US selection committee to know about the standard deviation
of the gymnast’s scores. What does it mean if a gymnast has a small standard deviation between their scores?

What does it mean if a gymnast has a large standard deviation between scores?

Draw a bell curve and label the percentages that fall within each standard deviation. (Don’t worry about
labeling the standard deviation on the bottom). If Simone’s scores are three standard deviations higher than
anyone else, what is her percentile rank? What does this mean?
Simone Biles is currently considered the greatest gymnast of all time. Growing up, her scores were
significantly higher than her peers.
In this case, her scores would be an outlier. Draw a graph that shows a possible mean and median for her
childhood team.

Olympic trials will be held next summer in St. Louis. All of the competitors are incredibly talented, and most
will receive high scores. However, a few individuals will have an off day and receive low scores. Draw a
graph that depicts this scenario. Label a possible mean and median for comparison.