1. A survey is being conducted to determine the average age of college students who are
attending MCC. This survey will be collecting _____________ data. A) qualitative nominal B)
quantitative discrete C) qualitative ordinal D) quantitative continuous 2. Carol's doctor told
her she was at the 80th percentile for weight for her height. This means A) at most eighty
percent of the population with the same height as her will weigh less than her. B) at most eighty
percent of the population with the same height as her will weigh more than her. C) at most
twenty percent of the population with the same height as her will weigh less than her. D) None
of the answers above. 3. If a set of data follows a normal curve distribution, and the mean is
118 with a standard deviation of 7, then approximately 68% of the data lies in a region centered
around the mean between values of A) 104 to 132. B) 97 to 139. C) 90 to 146. D) 111 to 125.
4. If we were to create a box plot, which one of the following statement(s) would be true? A)
The median would not be located within the box plot. B) The median would always be in the
center of the box plot. C) The median would always be greater than the third quartile. D) The
median would be located somewhere in the box plot. E) None of the above.
Solution
c b c d