Comparing Box Plots — Unit test Answers

A nutritionist wants to know how the taste of artificial sweeteners impacts food choices of diabetic patients. From which group would it be best to take a sample?

Melanie asked 15 random seventh-grade students how many soccer games they attended this school year. The number of games attended by each student is listed below.2, 3, 6, 4, 7, 0, 4, 5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4What is the ratio of the total number of surveyed students who attended soccer games to the total number of students surveyed?

Myrna wants to know about how many pairs of jeans middle school students own. She did not have time to ask all 257 middle school students, so she surveyed a random sample of 25 students. The results below display the number of pairs of jeans each surveyed student owns. 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 4, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 6, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2The mean of her data is 2.36 pairs of jeans. From the given data and the calculated mean, which inference could Myrna make?

Biologists are studying tropical plants to determine how far north each type of plant can survive. What is the population?

Monique manages wildlife samples for Ducks Unlimited. Two samples of duck populations at a migratory site are shown in the table below. Which statement about the samples is true?Duck Pond SamplesSample 1Sample 2Mallard17Mallard21Wood Duck8Wood Duck7Green Wing Teal10Green Wing Teal8American Widgeon5American Widgeon6