Regents Review #10 – STATISTICS
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This is our last topic to be covered before the regents. The Regents exam is about three weeks
away. Please take this seriously and attempt to do all of the problems.
Here are some definitions you should commit to memory.
Qualitative Data
Overview:
• Deals with descriptions.
• Data can be observed but not
measured.
• Colors, textures, smells, tastes,
appearance, beauty, etc.
• Qualitative → Quality
Example:
Freshman
Class
Qualitative data:
• friendly demeanors
• civic minded
• environmentalists
• positive school spirit
Univariate Data vs. Bivariate Data
Univariate Data
• involving a single variable
• does not deal with causes or
relationships
• the major purpose of univariate
analysis is to describe
• central tendency - mean, mode,
median
• dispersion - range, variance, max, min,
quartiles, standard deviation.
• frequency distributions
• bar graph, histogram, pie chart, line
graph, box-and-whisker plot
Sample question: How many of the
Name:
Quantitative Data
Overview:
• Deals with numbers.
• Data which can be measured.
• Length, height, area, volume, weight,
speed, time, temperature, humidity,
sound levels, cost, members, ages,
etc.
• Quantitative → Quantity
Example:
Freshman
Class
Quantitative data:
• 672 students
• 394 girls, 278 boys
• 68% on honor roll
• 150 students accelerated in
mathematics
Bivariate Data
• involving two variables
• deals with causes or relationships
• the major purpose of bivariate analysis
is to explain
• analysis of two variables
simultaneously
• correlations
• comparisons, relationships, causes,
explanations
• tables where one variable is contingent
on the values of the other variable.
• independent and dependent variables
Sample question: Is there a relationship
 students in the freshman class are female? between the number of females in Computer
Programming and their scores in
Mathematics?

Biased vs. Unbiased

Bias means that a sample favors a specific group or outcome. For example, if I was doing a
survey about people who watched MTV and I asked only teenagers, my survey would be
biased to only teenagers. For it to be unbiased, I would have to survey people from all age
groups.

The term "measures of central tendency" refers to finding the mean, median and mode
and is used to analyze univariate data.

Mean: Average.
The sum of a set of data divided by the number of data.
(Do not round your answer unless directed to do so.)
Median: The middle value, or the mean of the middle two values, when the data is
arranged in numerical order. Think of a "median" being in the middle of a
highway.

Mode: The value ( number) that appears the most.

It is possible to have more than one mode, and it is possible to have no mode.
If there is no mode-write "no mode", do not write zero (0) .

Example #1

Find the mean, median and mode for the following data: 5, 15, 10, 15, 5, 10, 10, 20, 25, 15.
(You will need to organize the data.)
5, 5, 10, 10, 10, 15, 15, 15, 20, 25

Mean:

Median: 5, 5, 10, 10, 10, 15, 15, 15, 20, 25

Listing the data in order is the easiest way to find the median.
The numbers 10 and 15 both fall in the middle.
Average these two numbers to get the median. 10 + 15 = 12.5
2

Mode: Two numbers appear most often: 10 and 15.

There are three 10's and three 15's.
In this example there are two answers for the mode
Example #2 :

On his first 5 biology tests, Bob received the following scores: 72, 86, 92, 63, and 77. What
test score must Bob earn on his sixth test so that his average (mean score) for all six tests will be
80? Show how you arrived at your answer.
Possible solution:
Set up an equation to represent the situation. Remember to use all 6 test scores:
72 + 86 + 92 + 63 + 77 + x = 80
6

cross multiply and solve: (80)(6) = 390 + x

480 = 390 + x
- 390 -390
90 = x
Bob must get a 90 on the sixth test.

Regents Review #10 – STATISTICS Name:

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Please show all work. Use the other packet to help answer and set up the histograms, and box and whisker
graphs.
1. Which situation should be analyzed using bivariate 2. Which data set describes a situation that
data? could be classified as qualitative?
(1) Ms. Saleem keeps a list of the amount of time her
daughter spends on her social studies homework. (1) the elevations of the five highest mountains
(2) Mr. Benjamin tries to see if his students’ shoe sizes are in the world
directly related to their heights. (2) the ages of presidents at the time of their
(3) Mr. DeStefan records his customers’ best video game inauguration
scores during the summer. (3) the opinions of students regarding school
(4) Mr. Chan keeps track of his daughter’s algebra grades lunches
for the quarter. (4) the shoe sizes of players on the basketball
team
3. A school wants to add a coed soccer 4. Sara's test scores in mathematics were 64,
program. To determine student interest in the 80, 88, 78, 60, 92, 84, 76, 86, 78, 72, and 90.
program, a survey will be taken. In order to Determine the mean, the median, and the
get an unbiased sample, which group should mode of Sara's test scores.
the school survey?
(1) every third student entering the building
(2) every member of the varsity football team
(3) every member in Ms. Zimmer’s drama
classes
(4) every student having a second-period
French class
5. Alex earned scores of 60, 74, 82, 87, 87, and
94 on his first six algebra tests. What is the
relationship between the measures of central
tendency of these scores?
6. Juan received scores of 82, 76, 93, and 80 on
his first four chemistry tests of the year. His
goal is to have an 86 average in chemistry for
his first five tests. What score must he earn on
the next test to achieve an average of exactly
86?

(1) median < mode < mean

(2) mode < median < mean
(3) mean < mode < median
(4) mean < median < mode

7. The weekly salaries of six employees at 8. Andy has grades of 84, 65, and 76 on three
McDonalds are $140, $220, $90, $180, $140, math tests. What grade must he obtain on the
$200. For these six salaries, find: (a) the mean next test to have an average of exactly 80 for
(b) the median (c) the mode. the four tests?