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Describing and Comparing Data with Dotplots and Stemplots Answers

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Thirty-four high school students were surveyed and asked how many siblings they have. The dotplot below displays the distribution of responses.

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A
9%
B
24%
C
26%
D
50%
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The dotplots below display the number of bite-size snacks that students in two statistic classes grabbed with one hand. Class A has 32 students and Class B has 34 students.Which statement is NOT true?

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A
Both distributions are skewed to the right.
B
There appear to be outliers in both distributions.
C
The proportion of students who grabbed more than 20 snacks is higher in Class A than in Class B.
D
The proportion of students who grabbed fewer than 25 snacks is higher in Class A than in Class B.
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The dotplot below displays the number of math classes taken by a random sample of students at a high school.

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A
The distribution of math classes is skewed left with a center around 4 classes.
B
The distribution of math classes is skewed left with a center between 3 and 4 classes.
C
The distribution of math classes is unimodal symmetric with a center around 4 classes.
D
The distribution of math classes is unimodal symmetric with a center between 3 and 4 classes.
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The stemplot displays 26 students’ scores on a 90-point statistics test.

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A
bimodal and symmetric
B
slightly skewed left
C
slightly skewed right
D
heavily skewed right
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The dotplots below display the number of bite-size snacks that students in two statistic classes grabbed with one hand. Class A has 32 students and Class B has 34 students.Which statement best compares the variability of the number of snacks grabbed for Class A and Class B?

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A
The number of snacks grabbed for Class A has less variability than the number of snacks grabbed for Class B.
B
The number of snacks grabbed for Class B has less variability than the number of snacks grabbed for Class A.
C
The number of snacks grabbed for Class A has more variability than the number of snacks grabbed for Class B.
D
The number of snacks grabbed for Class B has about the same variability as the number of snacks grabbed for Class A.
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The arm spans were measured, in centimeters, for 12 students. The results are shown below.148, 151, 154, 155, 160, 161, 162, 162, 167, 170, 171, 180A student used the data to create this stemplot.

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No, the stems should not be split.
B
No, there should be another stem of 17.
C
Yes, this is an accurate display of the data.
D
No, there should be another stem of 17 and another stem of 18.
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The stemplot below displays the arm spans, in centimeters, for 44 students.

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A
41%
B
45%
C
55%
D
59%
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The stemplot below represents the number of bite-size snacks grabbed by 10 students in an activity for a statistics class.

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A
15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 32, 42
B
15, 16, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 32, 42
C
15, 16, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 32, 42
D
15, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 32, 42
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Thirty-four high school students were surveyed and asked how many siblings they have. The dotplot below displays the distribution of responses.

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A
skewed to the left
B
bimodal symmetric
C
skewed to the right
D
unimodal symmetric
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The dotplot below displays the difference in scores for 18 games between a high school soccer team and its opponent.

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A
17%
B
28%
C
72%
D
83%

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