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6th Grade- Data and Statistics
6th Grade- Data and Statistics
Data and Statistics
100
Mode is defined as..
What is the number that appears the most in the data set.
100
The minimum and maximum of the data set
12, 11, 13, 11, 12, 22, 18, 16, 19, 21, 15
Minimum- 11
Maximum- 22
100
TWO of these are NOT shown in a box plot:
maximum, mean, median, minimum, mode, quartile 1, quartile 3
What are Mean and Mode?
100
What are the three types of skewness for a box plot?
Skewed right
Skewed left
No skew
100
What is the median?
The median describes the middle of the data set.
200
The range is defined as..
What is the difference between the maximum and minimum?
200
__________ gives more weight to outliers than _________ does.
Mean gives more weight to outliers than median does.
200
What is the other name for a box plot?
A box and whisker plot
200
Find the Mean of the set:
2, 5, 5
4
200
Scores on a recent 6th grade math test.
What is the median?
The median is 85
300
Explain the steps to find the mean.
1. Add all the data
2. Divide the total by the number of data
300
What is the range for class 1 and class 2?
class 1 = 70
class 2 = 70
300
Fill in the blanks:
1) If you add in a number that is greater than the mean, the mean goes__________.
2) If you add in a number that is less than the mean, the mean goes _________.
1) If you add in a number that is greater than the mean, the mean goes up.
2) If you add in a number that is less than the mean, the mean goes down.
300
Find the Mode of the following set of data
11, 11, 12, 12, 12, 13, 15, 18, 16, 19, 21, 22
12
300
Find the Median of the set
11, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19
13
400
You find the median by doing...
What is ordering them from least to greatest, crossing them out till you find the middle number. (If there are two numbers find the mean)
400
Who was the 1st president of the US?
Is this a statistical or non-statistical question?
Non - Statistical
400
The distribution with the largest percentage of students 66 inches or shorter
What is the IQR for Boys and Girls?
Boys = 5
Girls = 3
400
What are two characteristics of a histogram?
1. The bars are connected
2. Each bar shows a range of numbers
400
Describe the skewness of the box plot and how do you know?
The box plot is left skewed. The longer whisker is on the left.
500
TRUE or FALSE: "How many siblings do kids in this class have?" is a statistical question
What is TRUE?
500
TRUE or FALSE? Mean Absolute Deviation describes the average distance of all points from the mean
What is TRUE?
500
Which data most likely have variability for one school during a single school year?
A. The number of students absent each day
B. The amount of time for lunch period each day
C. The cost of slice of cheese pizza each day
A
500
Find the mean absolute deviation of the following numbers: 9, 12, 15, 18, 21. (Put the decimal answer)
The MAD is: 3.6 or 4.
500
How is the mean effected by an outlier? (talk about both ways)
Including a high outlier will increase the mean.
Including a low outlier will decrease the mean.