Q: A student’s grades are: A (4 credits), B (3 credits), C (2 credits), and D (1 credit). If the student earned grades of A, B, and C in courses worth 3, 4, and 3 credits respectively, what is the weighted mean (GPA)?

$$\frac{(4 \times 3) + (3 \times 4) + (2 \times 3)}{3 + 4 + 3}$$

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the mean of a data set?

Accepted Answer

The sum of all data entries divided by the number of entries.

Question 2

Given the data set: 12, 15, 15, 18, 20, what is the median?

Accepted Answer

$$15$$

Question 3

A sample of exam scores is: 70, 85, 90, 95, 100. If the student who scored 100 was absent and not included, what is the new mean?

Accepted Answer

$$85$$

Question 4

Which measure of central tendency is most affected by an outlier?

Accepted Answer

Mean

Question 5

A student’s grades are: A (4 credits), B (3 credits), C (2 credits), and D (1 credit). If the student earned grades of A, B, and C in courses worth 3, 4, and 3 credits respectively, what is the weighted mean (GPA)?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{(4 	imes 3) + (3 	imes 4) + (2 	imes 3)}{3 + 4 + 3}$$

Question 6

Which of the following distributions is described as having a tail that elongates more to the right?

Accepted Answer

Skewed right distribution

Question 7

If a data set is: 5, 7, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, which value is the mode?

Accepted Answer

$$7$$

Question 8

A frequency distribution has class midpoints $$x$$ and frequencies $$f. $$Which formula estimates the mean of the grouped data?

Accepted Answer

$$\bar{x} = \frac{\sum x f}{\sum f}$$

Question 9

Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for categorical data, such as political party affiliation?

Accepted Answer

Mode

Question 10

A data set is described as symmetric. Which of the following is true about its mean and median?

Accepted Answer

The mean and median are approximately equal.

Question 11

A hospital administrator wants to summarize the typical length of stay for patients. The data are highly skewed right due to a few patients with very long stays. Which measure should be used?

Accepted Answer

Median

Question 12

Which of the following best describes a uniform distribution?

Accepted Answer

All entries have equal or approximately equal frequencies.

Question 13

A data set contains the values: 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 100. Which measure of central tendency is most affected by the value 100?

Accepted Answer

Mean

Question 14

If a data set has two entries that occur with the same greatest frequency, what is the mode called?

Accepted Answer

Bimodal

Question 15

A teacher wants to estimate the mean test score for a large class using grouped data. Which of the following is the correct approach?

Accepted Answer

Use the midpoints of each class and their frequencies in the formula $$\bar{x} = \frac{\sum x f}{\sum f}.$$

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

Accepted Answer

Range

Question 17

A data set is skewed left. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

The mean is to the left of the median.

Question 18

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the mean as a measure of central tendency?

Accepted Answer

It is greatly affected by outliers.

Question 19

A researcher collects the following data on daily step counts: 5000, 7000, 8000, 10000, 12000. What is the mean number of steps?

Accepted Answer

$$8400$$

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the median?

Accepted Answer

The value that divides the ordered data set into two equal parts.

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