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Statistics Measures of Position Worksheet 1

This document provides a worksheet on statistics measures of position with multiple choice and short answer questions. It includes questions about median, outliers, z-scores, box-and-whisker plots, and applying concepts like Chebychev's Theorem. The key provides answers to matching, true/false, and short response questions about these fundamental statistical topics.

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Statistics Measures of Position Worksheet 1

This document provides a worksheet on statistics measures of position with multiple choice and short answer questions. It includes questions about median, outliers, z-scores, box-and-whisker plots, and applying concepts like Chebychev's Theorem. The key provides answers to matching, true/false, and short response questions about these fundamental statistical topics.

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Name_________________________________________________________ Per _____

Statistics Measures of Position Worksheet #1 (10 pts.)

I. Matching

1.) A.) Median

2.) B.) Median of the lower half

3.) C.) Median of the upper half

4.) At least a Mild outlier if … (median definition) D.)

5.) Extreme outlier if… (median definition) E.) | | some context-dependent value

6.) F.)

7.) G.)

8.) Mean definition of an outlier: H.)

II. Basic Questions

9.) True or False: The values of the outlier boundaries themselves are placed on the box-and-whisker plot.

10.) True or False: In a professional box-and-whisker plot, the whiskers extend to the highest and lowest
data points in the set, even if they are outliers.

11.) True or False: An extreme outlier is likely to be the result of an error in data collection.

12.) True or False: Every datum in a data set has a corresponding z-score.

13.) True or False: The concept of the z-score is closely related to the “bunny hop” in Chebychev’s
Theorem.

14.) Complete the sentence: An x with a negative z-score is (above, below) the mean.

15.) Complete the sentence: An x with | | is (less than, more than) one st. dev. from the mean.

16.) Complete the sentence: A mild outlier is represented with a/an (open, closed) dot.

III. z-tables

17.) Make a z-table of the set . C is a sample.

18.) Make a z-table of the set D is a population.


IV. Box-and-whisker plots – Remember to label and title as appropriate.

19a.) Let A=

Any outliers must be less than ______ or greater than ______

List any outliers here:

Any extreme outliers must be less than ______ or greater than ______

List any extreme outliers here:

Lowest non-outlier point: Highest non-outlier point:

19b.) Construct the plot of A on graph paper.

20a.) Let B= B is the lifespan of all known species


of tortoise.

Any outliers must be less than ______ or greater than ______

List any outliers here:

Any extreme outliers must be less than ______ or greater than ______

List any extreme outliers here:

Lowest non-outlier point: Highest non-outlier point:

20b.) Construct the plot of B on graph paper. [You may use broken axis symbols

V. Review

21.) Julie’s grades are shown in the table to the right. Each quarter grade is
worth 17.5% of her final grade, and each exam is worth 15%. What grade does
she need on the final exam so that her grade for the course will be at least an
87%? ________

22.) According to Chebychev’s Theorem, if a data set has 2,000 data points and a
mean of 21, the standard deviation can be no less than _______ to ensure that
at least 1,400 data points lie between 18 and 24. [round to two decimal points.]
Measures of Position Worksheet #1 Answer Key

1.) B 2.) A 3.) C 4.) G 5.) F 6.) H 7.) D

8.) E 9.) False 10.) False 11.) True 12.) True 13.) True 14.) Below

15.) less than 16.) closed

17.)

18.)
19a.)

Any outliers must be less than or greater than

List any outliers here:

Any extreme outliers must be less than or greater than

List any extreme outliers here:

Lowest non-outlier point: Highest non-outlier point:

19b.)

20a.)

Any outliers must be less than or greater than

List any outliers here:

Any extreme outliers must be less than or greater than

List any extreme outliers here:

Lowest non-outlier point: Highest non-outlier point:

20b.) Lifespan of all known species of tortoise

Years

21.) 91%

22.) 1.64

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