Regression Models — Unit test Answers

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The frequency table shows a set of data collected by a doctor for adult patients who were diagnosed with a strain of influenza. Which dot plot could represent the same data as the frequency table?

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A number line going from 25 to 45. There is 1 dot above 26, 28, 29, 33, 39, 44. There are 2 dots above 31, 35, 36, 38. There are 3 dots above 41.
Option A
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A number line going from 25 to 45. There is 1 dot above 26, 28, 29, 33, 44. There are 2 dots above 30, 35, 38. There are 3 dots above 32, 40.
Option B
C
A number line going from 25 to 45. There is 1 dot above 26, 31, 33, 34, 41, 44. There are 2 dots above 30, 35, 37. There are 3 dots above 32, 40.
Option C
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A number line going from 25 to 45. There is 1 dot above 26, 27, 33, 40, 44. There are 2 dots above 29, 30, 32, 35, 38, 45. There are 3 dots above 39.
Option D
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The table shows the probabilities of certain prizes in a restaurant’s contest where the first 100 customers are winners.

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It increases the mean value of the prizes.
B
It decreases the mean value of the prizes.
C
It increases the median value of the prizes.
D
It decreases the median value of the prizes.
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Ms. Barnsley separates her class into two groups. She gives each student the same 25-question math quiz. Group A uses a calculator, while Group B does not. The table shows the completion times, in minutes, of students in each group. Which statement is true about the distributions of completion times?

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The students in Group A tended to complete the quiz in less time.
B
The median of Group A is greater than the median of Group B.
C
The means of both groups are about the same.
D
The standard deviation of Group B is less than the standard deviation of Group A.
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The histogram represents the distributions of rain amounts in two cities. Which best explains how the histogram is useful for comparing the shapes of the data sets?

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It is easier to visually compare the means of the data.
B
It is easier to visually compare the standard deviations of the data.
C
It is easier to visually compare the medians of the data.
D
It is easier to visually compare symmetry and skew of the data.
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Which best describes the strength of the model with an r-value of –0.93?

A
a weak positive correlation
B
a strong positive correlation
C
a weak negative correlation
D
a strong negative correlation
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The graph shows a distribution of data with a standard deviation of 6.

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It is within 1 standard deviation of the mean.
B
It is within 2 standard deviations of the mean.
C
It is exactly 3 standard deviations from the mean.
D
It is exactly 4 standard deviations from the mean.
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A graph shows the horizontal axis numbered 1 to 5 and the vertical axis numbered 1 to 5. Points and a line show a downward trend.

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–0.83
B
–0.21
C
0.21
D
0.83
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The table shows a company’s profit based on the number of pounds of food produced.

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$5,150
B
$5,300
C
$10,150
D
$11,000
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The graph shows the exponential regression model for data representing a rabbit population after x years.

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The graph of the regression model is limited to whole-number values for x.
B
The graph of the regression model is limited to whole-number values for y.
C
The graph of the regression model cannot be used to approximate the population size for year 1.
D
The graph of the regression model can be used to predict the population size for any number of years in the future.
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The graph shows a distribution of data.

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The data has a standard deviation of 0.1.
B
The mean of the data is greater than 0.5.
C
A value of 0.7 is within 1 standard deviation of the mean.
D
A value of 0.9 is more than 2 standard deviations from the mean.
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A group of 120 people were asked whether their income level is above or below $25,000 and whether they subscribe to a movie channel. The data from the survey is shown in the Venn diagram. Use the Venn diagram to find the missing values in the frequency table.

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a = 18, b = 34, c = 65
B
a = 34, b = 18, c = 68
C
a = 34, b = 68, c = 47
D
a = 47, b = 18, c = 68
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The table shows the shoe sizes of women of different ages.

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a weak positive correlation
B
a strong positive correlation
C
a weak negative correlation
D
a strong negative correlation

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