Q: Which formula would you use to estimate the sample standard deviation using the range rule of thumb?

$$s \approx \frac{\text{range}}{4}$$

Q: Which of the following is the correct formula for the coefficient of variation (CV) for a sample?

$$CV = \frac{s}{\bar{x}} \times 100$$

Q: A sample has a mean of 40 and a standard deviation of 8. What is the coefficient of variation (CV)? (Use the formula $$CV = \frac{s}{\bar{x}} \times 100)$$

$$CV = \frac{8}{40} \times 100 = 20\%$$

Question 1

Which of the following statements about the mean is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

The mean is not resistant because a single extreme value can substantially change its value.

Question 2

Given the following sample data: 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, what is the mean? (Use the formula $$x = \Sigma x / n)$$

Accepted Answer

Mean = $$\frac{4+7+9+10+12}{5} = \frac{42}{5} = 8.4$$

Question 3

Which measure of center is most appropriate to use when a data set contains extreme outliers?

Accepted Answer

Median

Question 4

A data set has the following values: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15. What is the midrange? (Use the formula $$	ext{Midrange} = \frac{	ext{max} + 	ext{min}}{2})$$

Accepted Answer

Midrange = $$\frac{15+2}{2} = \frac{17}{2} = 8.5$$

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a property of the mode?

Accepted Answer

The mode is always the smallest value in the data set.

Question 6

A sample has the following values: 3, 7, 7, 8, 10. What is the mode?

Accepted Answer

Mode = 7

Question 7

Which formula would you use to estimate the sample standard deviation using the range rule of thumb?

Accepted Answer

$$s \approx \frac{	ext{range}}{4}$$

Question 8

A sample has a mean of 20 and a standard deviation of 4. According to the range rule of thumb, what values are considered significantly low and significantly high?

Accepted Answer

Significantly low: $$\leq 12$$; Significantly high: $$\geq 28$$

Question 9

Which statement about the standard deviation is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

The standard deviation is resistant to outliers.

Question 10

Given a sample with values: 5, 8, 12, 15, what is the range? (Use the formula $$	ext{Range} = 	ext{max} - 	ext{min})$$

Accepted Answer

Range = $$15 - 5 = 10$$

Question 11

A sample has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 5. What is the z score for a value of 60? (Use the formula $$z = \frac{x - \bar{x}}{s})$$

Accepted Answer

$$z = \frac{60 - 50}{5} = 2$$

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct formula for the coefficient of variation (CV) for a sample?

Accepted Answer

$$CV = \frac{s}{\bar{x}} 	imes 100$$

Question 13

A sample has a mean of 40 and a standard deviation of 8. What is the coefficient of variation (CV)? (Use the formula $$CV = \frac{s}{\bar{x}} 	imes 100)$$

Accepted Answer

$$CV = \frac{8}{40} 	imes 100 = 20\%$$

Question 14

According to Chebyshev’s Theorem, what proportion of values must lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean for any data set?

Accepted Answer

At least $$1 - \frac{1}{2^2$} = 0.75 or 75$$%

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT part of the 5-number summary?

Accepted Answer

Mean

Question 16

A data set has $$Q_1 = 20$ and Q_3$ = 40. $$What is the interquartile range (IQR)? (Use the formula $$IQR = Q_3$ - Q_1$)

Accepted Answer

IQR = $$40 - 20 = 20$$

Question 17

If a sample has values: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, what is the mean absolute deviation (MAD)? (Use the formula $$MAD = \frac{\Sigma |x - \bar{x}|}{n})$$

Accepted Answer

Mean = $$\frac{2+4+6+8+10}{5} = 6$$; MAD = $$\frac{|2-6|+|4-6|+|6-6|+|8-6|+|10-6|}{5} = \frac{4+2+0+2+4}{5} = \frac{12}{5} = 2.4$$

Question 18

Which of the following statements about variance is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Variance is never negative and is zero only when all values are the same.

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