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MINI-TEST: CHAPTER 4
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1) If samples are from a normal distribution with μ = 100 and σ = 10, we expect
A) about 68 percent of the data within 90 to 110.
B) almost all the data within 80 to 120.
C) about 95 percent of the data within 70 to 130.
D) about half the data to exceed 75.

2) Estimating the mean from grouped data will tend to be most accurate when
A) observations are distributed uniformly within classes.
B) there are few classes with wide class limits.
C) the sample is not very large and bins are wide.
D) the standard deviation is large relative to the mean.

3) Exam scores in a small class were 10, 10, 20, 20, 40, 60, 80, 80, 90, 100, 100. For this data set, which statement is incorrect
concerning measures of center?
A) The median is 60.00.
B) The mode is not helpful.
C) The 5 percent trimmed mean would be awkward.
D) The geometric mean is 35.05.

4) Twelve randomly chosen students were asked how many times they had missed class during a certain semester, with this result: 3,
2, 1, 2, 1, 5, 9, 1, 2, 3, 3, 10. The median is

A) 7.0 B) 3.0 C) 3.5 D) 2.5

5) Given a sample of three items (X = 4, 6, 5), which statement is incorrect?

A) The geometric mean is 5.2.
B) The standard deviation is 1.
C) The coefficient of variation is 20 percent.
D) The quartiles are useless.

6) Shown the spending by a sample of 50 breakfast customers of McDonald's. Which statement is least likely to be correct? 

A) The median is very close to the midhinge.

B) The median purchase is slightly less than $5.
C) About 75 percent of the customers spend less than $7.
D) The mean is a reasonable measure of center.
7) The heights of male students in a certain statistics class range from Xmin = 61 to Xmax = 79. Applying the Empirical Rule, a
reasonable estimate of σ would be

A) 2.75 B) 3.00 C) 3.25 D) 3.50

8) Here are statistics on order sizes of Megalith Construction Supply's shipments of two kinds of construction materials last year. 
  Girders Rivets
Mean 160   2800  
Std. Dev. 48   702  

Which order sizes have greater variability?

A) Girders
B) Rivets
C) They are the same.
D) Cannot be determined without knowing n

9) The following table is the frequency distribution of parking fees for a day: 

Fee (dollars) Number of Garages

6.00 < 6.50   5  
6.50 < 7.00   8  
7.00 < 7.50   10  
7.50 < 8.00   7  

What is the mean parking fee?

A) $7.07 B) $6.95 C) $7.00 D) $7.25

10) For U.S. adult males, the mean height is 178 cm with a standard deviation of 8 cm and the mean weight is 84 kg with a standard
deviation of 8 kg. Elmer is 170 cm tall and weighs 70 kg. It is most nearly correct to say that
A) Elmer's weight is more unusual than his height.
B) Elmer is heavier than he is tall.
C) Height and weight have the same degree of variation.
D) Height has more variation than weight.