Statistical Analysis Project Rubric – Summative Assessment Piece #1

Trait Criteria
1 2 3 4
Presentation Presentation had Presentation had Presentation had
contained little moments where a good amount an exceptional
Content – Did to no valuable valuable of material and amount of
the presentation material. material benefitted the valuable
have valuable was present but class. material and was
material? as a whole extremely
content was beneficial to the
lacking. class.
Collaboration - Student let Student did less Student did a Student did an
Did everyone others do most than a fair share fair share of the equal share of
contribute to of the work, was of the work, was work, was the work; shared
the project and rude or sometimes respectful to with, listened to,
presentation? disrespectful, disrespectful to group members and showed
and wasted most group members, most of the time, respect for group
of the work time. and/or wasted a and/or used most members; stayed
lot of work time. of the class time on task.
wisely.
Presentation - The presentation There were The presentation The presentation
Was the lacked minimal signs of was organized was well
presentation organization and organization or but could have organized, well
well organized had little preparation. been much prepared and
and easy to evidence of stronger with easy to follow.
follow? preparation. better
preparation.
Organization – Sloppy, no Difficult to see, Colourful, good Neat, colorful,
Was the data labels. It looks some colour, sizing, but not attractive,
well organized, like the group very little detail. much detail. detailed. This
visually rushed to get it The labels are Almost all of the project is fun to
appealing, and done. incomplete major parts are look at and
labelled? and/or missing labeled and visually
on several major explained. appealing. All of
parts. the major parts
are labeled and
explained.
Analysis – Did No comparison Only compared Included more Compared
students clearly in their data to to one other than one culture multiple
analyze data in other cultures or culture, only and compared cultures,
comparison to genders and did compared genders, and/or compared
other cultures not show the genders, or only only showed genders, and
and show the trend over showed trend trend over showed trend
trend over multiple years. over multiple multiple years. over multiple
multiple years? years. years.
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Mathematics 9 – Probability and Statistics Unit Test – Final Summative Assessment Piece

Name:_____________________________________

Answer the following questions. SHOW YOUR WORK. Partial marks are available for
attempted work. Calculators are allowed. The marks for each question are listed.

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1. The mean of five numbers is 20. The median is 23. What might the numbers be? Find 2
different sets of data. (/2)

2. What does the term probability mean? (/1)

3. Define theoretical probability, experimental probability, and subjective judgement. Give

an example of each. (/6)

4. At the pet store, Jacob buys 100 biscuits for her dog, Rue. He buys 75 beef-flavoured
biscuits, 15 cheese-flavoured, and 10 chicken-flavoured. The store clerk puts them all in
one bag. When he gets home, Jacob shakes the bag and pulls out a biscuit. (/3)
a. What is the probability that Jacob pulls out a cheese-flavoured biscuit from the bag?
(/1)

b. What is the probability that he pulls a beef-flavoured biscuit from the bag? (/1)
 c. What is the probability that Jacob pulls a cheese-flavoured, then a beef-flavoured
biscuit out of the bag? (/1)

5. List the 3 other ways that 60% probability can be expressed. (/3)

6. One coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of each even? (/4)
a. 3 heads? (/1)

b. 3 tails? (/1)

c. Tails, then heads, then tails? (/2)

7. Kelsey and Jamie each have a standard deck of playing cards. Each of them turn over a
card, then they compare suits. What is the probability that: (/3)
a. Kelsey turns over a spade? (/1)

b. Jamie turns over a heart? (/1)

 c. Kelsey turns over a spade and Jamie turns over a heart? (/1)

8. Car insurance is more expensive for teenagers than adults because the probability of an
accident is higher for teenagers. What are the assumptions that insurance companies are
making when it charges teenagers more for insurance? List 2 assumptions. (/2)

9. What is the probability for each event? Write a ratio, fraction, and percent for each. (/2)
a. You roll a 3 or 5 on a die labelled 1 to 6. (/1)

b. You pick an orange out of a basket that contains 2 oranges, 6 apples, and 8 peaches.
(/1)

10. What are the 5 suggested steps to use when collecting data for statistical analysis projects
like we did in class? List them in order. (/5)
 11. Cassandra has a box that contains 3 red, 2 green, and 4 white candies. She picked one
candy out, saw it was white, and ate it. She picked a second candy out at random, saw it
was red, and ate it. Cassandra picked a third candy at random. (/2)
a. Which colour is the third candy most likely to be? (/1)

b. What is the probability that the candy will not be the colour named in part a? (/1)

12. Mr. Johnson wants to find out how much the average grade 9 students spends on clothes
each month. (/6)
a. What are some potential problems he may encounter when gathering his data?
Identify three and explain. (/3)

b. For each problem you listed in part a, explain how these problems could be avoided.
(/3)

13. Alex has a large collection of t-shirts and does not like folding them. He goes to take out
a t-shirt from his laundry basket to get dressed for school. Alex has 4 colours of t-shirts:
(/3)
Colour # of t-shirts
Red 5
Blue 4
Green 11
White 3
a. What type of probability would you use for this question? (/1)

b. What is the probability that Alex will pull out a:

i. Red t-shirt? (/1)
 ii. A blue or green t-shirt? (/1)

14. Identify whether a population or sample is the best way to collect data in each scenario.
Justify your answer. Describe who the population or sample is: (/8)
a. C95 radio station polls its listeners to find out the top 10 songs of the week. (/2)

b. A Saskatoon city planner wants to know which roads in Vancouver people think
need the most repair. (/2)

c. The school cafeteria wants to know the most popular soup flavor purchased by
students. (/2)

d. Miss Fast has a class of 30 students. 25 of them attended the day she asked
whether they would prefer to take their math test on a Friday or a Monday. (/2)

15. Imagine the spinner below is spun twice. (/3)

a. How many possible combinations are there? (/1)

 b. What is the probability that it will land on red twice? (/1)

c. What is the probability that it will land on red, then blue? (/1)

16. What are the 6 types of samples? Provide an example for 3. (/9)

17. Emanuel chooses a 3-letter password for his school computer account. He can use the
same letter more than once. What is the probability that someone can access his account
by randomly choosing 3 letters? (/2)

BONUS (2 Marks):

What is something you learned and/or found interesting from our statistical analysis project?
Explain what you learned and why you found it interesting.
 Let’s Make a Deal! – Lesson 2
Trial Number Choice (Switch/Stay) Result (Correct/Incorrect)
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TOTALS:
Switched Times Correct Percentage of
Times Incorrect Success
Stayed Times Correct Percentage of
Times Incorrect Success
 Potential Problems Handout – Lesson 4

Potential Problem What it means Your own example

Bias The question influences
responses in favour of, or
against the topic
Use of language The use of language in a
question could lead people to
a particular answer
Timing When the data is collected
could lead to particular
results
Privacy If the topic of the data
collection is personal, a
person may not want to
participate or may give an
untrue answer on purpose.
Anonymous surveys may
help.
Cultural Sensitivity You are aware of other
cultures. You must avoid
being offensive and asking
questions that do not apply to
that culture.
Ethics Dictate that collected data
must not be used for purposes
other than those told to the
participants.
Cost Cost of collecting data must
be taken into account.
Time Time needed for collecting
the data must be considered.
 Types of Sampling Handout – Lesson 5

Type of Sampling What it means You own example

Simple Random Sampling

Systemic/Interval Sampling

Cluster Sampling

Self-Selected Sampling

Convenience Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling