Math 227 - Statistics » Fall 2020 » Sec 3.1 Quiz

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Question #1
Find the mean for the following data set: 15 31 34 20 26 A) 26 B) 7.0 C) 19 D) 25.2
A.   D
B.   C
C.   B
D.   A
Question #2
Find the median for the following data set 12 13 20 15 23 A) 16.6 B) 15 C) 4.2 D) 11
A.   A
B.   D
C.   B
D.   C
Question #3
A study found that the mean amount of time that people in the United States spent watching TV was 108.2 hours per year. The same study found that the median was 109.1 hours per year. If a histogram were constructed for the data, would you expect it to be skewed to the right, to the left, or approximately symmetric? A) Skewed to the left B) Skewed to the right C) Approximately symmetric
A.   A
B.   B
C.   C
Question #4
Elizabeth worked at three part-time jobs last week. At one job, she worked 5 hours at a salary of $12 per hour, at the second she worked 15 hours at $10 per hour, and at the third she worked 20 hours at $15 per hour. What was her mean hourly wage? A) $12.33 B) $40.00 C) $12.75 D) $13.78
A.   A
B.   B
C.   D
D.   C

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