Evaluation 2

Which statement best describes a negatively skewed score distribution?*

The value of median and mode are equal.
The value of mode corresponds to a low score.
The value of median is higher than the value of mode.
Most examinees got high scores.
 
 Teacher Jessa gave a 50-item test in History where the mean performance of the group is 40
and the standard deviation is 3. Mark obtained a score of 45. Which of the following best
describes his performance?*
below average
above average  
average
superior

 
The scattergram of two variables is evenly spread in all directions. This means that ____. *
there is a high positive correlation between the two variables.
there is a low negative correlation between the two variables.
there is no correlation between the two variables.
 there is a high negative correlation between the two variables.
 
If a researcher wants to determine how close or far the scores of a set of respondents are, he is
likely to use ____.*
measure of variability
 measure of difference
measure of correlation
measure of central tendency

 
What does it mean if the computed r for scores in English and Science is 0.66?*

English scores are positively related to Science scores.

 
As the scores in English increase, the scores in Science decrease.
As the scores in English decrease, the scores in Science increase
English scores are related to Science scores.

 
Teacher Krizia gives an achievement test to her 30 students. The test consists of 25 items. She
wants to compare her students’ performance based on the test result. What is the appropriate
measure for the position?*
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z-score
percentile rank
standard nine
 
percentage

 
This measure of central tendency has 50% of the scores falling above the midpoint of the
distribution of scores and 50% falling below it. Which measure is this?*
mean
mode
median 
range

 
The Standard deviation is to Measure of Variation as _________ is to Measure of Central
Tendency.*

Mode
 Range
Quartile deviation
Mean deviation

 
Which statement is true about a bell-shaped curve?*

The scores are normally distributed.

 There are more high scores than low scores.
Most of the scores are high.
There are more low scores than high scores.

 
What is the z-value in a normal distribution with a T-score of 80?*
z=2
z=1
z=3
z=0
 

RJ’s raw score in Mathematics class is 94 which is equal to 97 percentile. What does this
mean?*
97% of RJ’s classmates got a score higher than 94.
RJ is higher than 97% of his classmates.
97% of RJ’s classmates got a score lower than 94.
 RJ’s score is less than 97% of his classmates.
 
Teacher Jonalyn found that there is a negative correlation between the scores in English and
scores in Mathematics. What does it imply?*

Students’ scores in English are directly related to their scores in Mathematics.

Students who are good at English are not necessarily good at Mathematics.
Students who are good at Mathematics are not necessarily good at English.
Students’ scores in English are inversely related to their scores in Mathematics.
 
 
Which statement about standard deviation is CORRECT?*
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The larger the standard deviation the more spread the score are.
The larger the standard deviation the less spread the scores are.
The smaller the standard deviation the more spread the scores are.
It is a measure of central tendency.
 
 
Most of the students who took the examination got scores above the mean. What is the
graphical representation of their scores?*
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normal distribution
negatively skewed
skewed to the right
 average
 
Which is implied by a positively skewed score distribution?*
Most of the scores are low
 The mean, the median and the mode are equal
The mode is high
Most of the scores are high

In which subject did Ritz perform best in relation to the performance of the group?*
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English
 Mathematics
Music
PE

 
Nora is one standard deviation above the mean of his group in Science and one-half standard
deviation above the mean of his group in English. What does this mean?*

Nora does not excel in Science nor in English

Nora excels both in Science and English
Nora is better in Science than in English
 Nora is better in English than in Science
 
Which statement best describes normal distribution?*

Only few got average scores.

The mean, the median are equal.
 Negatively skewed distribution.
Most of the scores lie at one end of the distribution.
 
What is the stanine equivalent of a T-score = 60?*

5
4
6
 7
 
If the class is composed of intelligent students, which of the following is the graphical
representation of their scores?*

positive correlation
skewed to the right
skewed to the left
 
normally distributed

 
Rica’s z-score in Makabayan and Filipino is -2 and 1 respectively. What statement could best
describe on Rica’s performance?*

Rica performed better both in Makabayan and Filipino.

Rica performed better in Makabayan than in Filipino.
Rica is not good in Makabayan as well as in Filipino.
Rica performed better in Filipino than in Makabayan.
 
 
In a normal distribution, a T-score of 30 is _______.*
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one SD below the mean

 
one SD above the mean
two SDs below the mean
two SDs above the mean

 
The computed r for test scores in Math and Filipino is -0.43. What does this mean? *
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Math scores are positively related to Filipino scores.
The higher the Math scores, the lower the Filipino scores.
 Math scores are not related to Filipino scores.
Filipino scores are slightly related to Math scores.

In which subject are the scores most dispersed?*

3/3

English
Music
 Mathematics
PE

 
Which one best describes the percentile rank of a given score?*

percent of cases of a distribution below and above a given score

percent of cases of a distribution below the given score
 percent of cases of a distribution within the given score
percent of cases of a distribution above the given score

 
What measure of position is appropriate when the distribution is symmetrical? *
mode
mean and median
mean
 median
 
What type of measure of variation is easily affected by extreme scores?*
Standard deviation
Quartile deviation
Inter-quartile range
Range
 
 
The score distributions of Set A and Set B tests have equal means, but with different standard
deviations.  Set A has an SD of 1.7, while Set B has an SD of 3.2.  Which statement is TRUE
of the score distributions?*
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The majority of the scores in Set B are more clustered around the mean than in Set A.
 
The scores of Set B have less variability than the scores in Set A.
The majority of the scores in Set A are more clustered around the mean than in Set B.
The scores in Set A are widely scattered than the scores in Set B.

 
About how many percent of the cases fall between -2SD and +2SD in the normal curve? *

34.13
68.26
95.44
 99.72
 
Which is not appropriate about median?*

It is a measure of central tendency.

It is equal to the 2nd quartile.
It is appropriate when there are extreme scores.
It is appropriate when scores are symmetrical.
 
 
Ana’s scores in Science quizzes are as follows: 96, 90, 85, 89, 65, 99, 84, 82. What is the mean
value?*
86.52
86.25
 86.50
86.20

Measures of Skewness
28 of 30 points
Write Skew if the statement is true and Ness, if the sentence is false.

 
A negatively skewed distribution tapers at the right.*
2/2

Ness
 
 
In negatively skewed distribution, few values are below the mean.*
2/2

Skew
 
 
In positively skewed distribution, more students are below average.*
2/2

Skew
 
 
Leptokurtic distribution has pointed curve at the top.*
2/2

Skew
 
 
Negatively skewed distribution has a long tail at the left.*
2/2

Skew
 
 
In negatively skewed distribution, more scores are above the mean.*
2/2

Skew
 
 
Positively skewed distribution has more bright students.*
2/2

Ness
 
 
In normal distribution, the mean, median, and mode have the same values.*
2/2

Skew
 
 
In positively skewed distribution, more students are above average.*
2/2

Ness
 
 
The mean and median in a positively skewed distribution are found at the left. *
2/2

Ness
 
 
In positively skewed distribution, more values are below the mean.*
0/2

Ness
 
 
In negatively skewed distribution, the mean and median are at the left of the mode. *
2/2

Skew
 
 
In negatively skewed distribution, more students' score are below the mean. *
2/2

Ness
 
 

Skewness is asymmetrical distribution in a set of data in a scale with respect to its arithmetic
mean.*
2/2

Skew
 
 
Positively skewed distribution has a long tail at the right.*
2/2

Skew
 
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Describing Individual Performance and
Describing Relationship
Total points20/30

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In a normal distribution, a T-score of 30 is:*

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two SDs below the mean

one SD below the mean

two SDs above the mean

one SD above the mean

Rob obtained a NEAT percentile rank of 97. This means that:*

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He surpassed in performance 3% of his fellow examinees.

He answered 97 items correctly.

He surpassed in performance 97% of his fellow examinees.

 

He got a score of 97.

What type of learner is Kaleev?*

0/2

Linguistic

Spatial

Nature Lover

Logical

The computed value of r for Math and Science is 0.90. What does this imply?*

2/2

Math and Science scores are inversely related.

The higher the scores in Math exam, the higher the scores in Science exam.
 

The lower the scores in Science exam, the lower the scores in Math exam.

The higher the scores in Science exam, the lover the scores in Math exam.

Ally obtained a NEAT percentile rank of 99. This means that:*

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They indicate an individual's relative standing in a group.

They have a zero reference point.

They have scales of equal units.

They indicate specific points in the normal curve.

In which subject(s) did Kaleev perform best in relation to the performance of the
group?*

0/2

English
 

Mathematics

Science

Both Math and English

What is the performance of a student in the National Achievement Test (NAT) if he

obtained/got a stanine score of 5?*

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Between average and above average

Between average and below average

Below average

Average

In a normal distribution with a T-score of 80, the z-value is:*

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z=0

z=1

z=2

z=3
 

In a normal distribution curve, what does a T-score of 60 mean?*

2/2

two SDs below the mean

two SDs above the mean

one SD above the mean

one SD below the mean

The computed value of r = -0.35 for English and Biology. What does this mean?*

2/2

The lower the scores in Biology test, the lower the scores in English test.

The higher the scores in English test, the higher the scores in Biology test.

English and Biology test scores are directly related to each other.

The higher the scores in English test, the lower the scores in Biology test.

When points in the scattergram are evenly spread in all directions, this means that?*
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The correlation between the two variables is positive.

The correlation between the two variables is high.

There is no correlation between the two variables.

The correlation between the two variables is low.

Jeff's raw score in the Science class is 63 which is equal to 95th percentile. What does
this mean?*

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Jeff's score is higher than 95% of his classmates.

95% of Jeff's classmates got a score lower than 63.

95% of Jeff's classmates got a score higher than 63.

Jeff's score is less than 63% of his classmates.

What is the stanine equivalent of a T-score = 60?*

2/2

4
 5

In which subject(s) did Kaleev perform poorly in relation to the performance of the
group?*

0/2

Mathematics

English

Science

Both Science and English

Based on the figure, which is true about the distribution?*

0/2
 Mean=55, median=48, mode=34

Mean=46, median=40, mode=37

Mean=63, median=63, mode=63

The distribution is mesokrutic

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Quiz # 1 Describing Group Performance

Total points16/25

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Aicy’s scores in Science quizzes are as follows: 86, 80, 85, 89, 85, 90, 84, 82. What is the
mean value?*

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85.125

85.512

85.152

85.215

Ms. JC gave a 50-item test in History where the mean performance of the group is 35 and the
standard deviation is 2.5. Jason obtained a score of 34. Which of the following best describes
his performance?*

0/2

superior

above average

average

below average

 
This measure of central tendency has 50% of the scores falling above the midpoint of the
distribution of scores and 50% falling below it. Which measure is this?*

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mean

mode

range

median

Which is not appropriate about median?*

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It is equal to the 2nd quartile.

It is a measure of central tendency.

It is appropriate when there are extreme scores.

It is appropriate when scores are symmetrical.

Which statement about standard deviation is CORRECT?*

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 The smaller the standard deviation the more spread the scores are.

The larger the standard deviation the less spread the scores are.

The larger the standard deviation the more spread the score are.

It is a measure of central tendency.

Which statement is TRUE of range?*

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It tells how spread a set of data is.

It tells how concentrated a set of data is.

It is computed by deducting the highest number from the lowest.

It is the most sophisticated way of computing for the variability of data.

Which does NOT belong to the group?*

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mean

median

mode
 range

Which characteristics best describes the given score distribution? The scores are: 22, 23, 24,
24, 24, 25, 26, 26, 35, 26, 37, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 40, 45.*

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normally distributed

bimodal

below average

Trimodal

Teacher Bob computed the mean score of his students and he wants to get more information
about the dispersion of scores. Which measure of variability is the most appropriate? *

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Mean deviation

Range

Quartile deviation

Standard deviation
 

What is the mean of this score distribution: 39, 42, 45, 49, 50, 52, 59, 64, 68, 70? *

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58.3

53.8

58.03

53.08

Ms. Risa gave an achievement test to measure the performance of 15,000 students in the high
school level. If the average performance of the students and the degree to which the students
differ in their performance are the questions asked, what branch of statistics is concerned? *

0/2

inferential

association

descriptive

correlation

 
The Standard deviation is to Measure of Variation as _________ is to Measure of Central
Tendency.*

0/1

Median

Quartile deviation

Range

Mean deviation

Which measure/s of central tendency is easily affected by extreme scores?*

1/1

mean

unimodal

median

mode

Teacher Eon is researching on family income distribution which is symmetrical. Which

measure/s of central tendency will be most informative and appropriate? *
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Mean

Median

Mode

Mean and Median

Median is to 50th percentile as to Q1 is to ____*

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20th percentile

25th percentile

50th percentile

75th percentile

If a researcher wants to determine how close or far the scores of a set of respondents are, he is
likely to use ____.*

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measure of correlation
 measure of variability

measure of difference

measure of central tendency

John tells his mother he got a score of 35 in a national achievement test. What other
information is needed for that score to have meaning?  I.  The highest possible score;  II.  How
the rest of the examinees compare with John in terms of score;  III. No additional information
needed.*

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I only

I and II

II only

III only

Ms. Aye supervises ten schools. At the end of the school year, she administered an
achievement test to all the ten schools in each grade level to find out the school that makes the
best record in the said achievement test. What measure should she use?*

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measure of dispersion
 measure of central tendency

measure of relationship

measure of variability

What type of measure of variation is easily affected by extreme scores?*

1/1

Standard deviation

Range

Quartile deviation

Inter-quartile range

Which group of scores is the most heterogeneous?*

1/1

sd = 2.00

sd = 1.75

sd = 1.25
 sd = 1.50

Which is TRUE when standard deviation is small?*

1/1

Most of the scores lie at both extremes.

Scores are concentrated around the mean.

The bell-shaped curve is leptokurtic.

Scores are dispersed.

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