Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Probability and Statistics? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. The statement "Tammy's pet rabbit is soft and fluffy" is an example of what type of data?
qualitative and categorical
qualitative but not categorical
quantitative and categorical
quantitative but not categorical
nauseatingly cute
Q. What is the range of the list -10, 35, 2, 0, -4, 17, 3?
From -10 to 3.
From -10 to 35.
From here to eternity.
13
45
Q. What is the mode of the list 3, 3, 0, 4, 5, 0, 10, 100, 0, 100?
0
There is no mode.
100
0, 3, and 100 are modes.
A long and winding mode.
Q. What is the mean of the list 3, 3, 0, 4, 5, 0, 10, 100, 0, 100?
I think you meant, "What does the list mean?"
Q. What is the median of the list 3, 3, 0, 4, 5, 0, 10, 100, 0, 100?
2.5
3.5
3
4
A slab of concrete with a bit of landscaping
Q. Find the quartiles of the list 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 20, 22, 30, 42, 42, 84.
6, 14, 30
8, 22, 84
7, 17, 36
4, 14, 42
No, it's Easter; I'm on "eggs" right now.
Q. To draw a stem-and-leaf plot for the following data, which numbers would we use as "stems?" 2.2, 3.4, 10.7, 5.6, 7.4, 7.3, 2.3
2, 3, 5, 7, 10
2, 3, 4, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 5, 7
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
1, because it looks the most like a stem.
Q. Which statement is true?
Bar graphs and histograms are both ways of displaying discrete data.
Bar graphs and histograms are both ways of displaying continuous data.
Bar graphs are for displaying discrete data, while histograms are for displaying continuous data.
Bar graphs are for displaying continuous data, while histograms are for displaying discrete data.
The fifth answer of a multiple choice question is always the correct one.
Q. Which must be in the list of numbers from which this box and whisker plot was drawn?
20
40
50
55
65
Q. According to the circle graph, which of the following statements is false?
More than half the animals on the farm are cows.
One quarter of the animals on the farm are chickens.
There are more pigs than cats on the farm.
Fewer than one quarter of the animals on the farm are pigs.
No cats on the farm have given birth to cows.