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Module Examining Distributions

Examining Distributions Checkpoint 2

Question 1 of 8 Points: 10 out of 10

The distribution of the amount of money spent by students for textbooks in a semester is approximately normal in shape with
a mean of $240 and a standard deviation of $25. According to the Standard Deviation Rule, in a semester, almost all (99.7%) of
the students spent on textbooks:

between 165 and 315 dollars.

between 190 and 290 dollars.

between 215 and 265 dollars.

less than 215 dollars or more than 265 dollars.

above 240 dollars.

Good job! The Standard Deviation Rule tells us that for distributions that have the normal shape, approximately
99.7% of the observations fall within three standard deviations of the mean. Indeed, 165 = 240 - 3 * 25 and 315 =
240 + 3 * 25 are exactly three standard deviations below and above the mean, respectively.

Question 2 of 8 Points: 10 out of 10

The histogram below displays the distribution of exam scores for 40 students in an elementary statistics course.

To describe the center and spread of the above distribution, the appropriate numerical measures are:

the mean and the median

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the mean and the standard deviation

the IQR and the standard deviation

the median and the IQR

Any of the above would be appropriate, it is just a matter of taste.

Good job! When the distribution is skewed or has outliers, the best measure of center is the median,
and the associated best measure of spread is the IQR. In this exercise, the distribution is skewed (it has
a "tail" towards one side) and it also has a suspected outlier (the value at 30).

Question 3 of 8 Points: 10 out of 10

A student survey was conducted in a major university, where data were collected from a random sample of 750 undergraduate
students. One variable that was recorded for each student was the student's answer to the question: ​What region of the
country did you live in just prior to enrolling in this university? Northeast/Southeast/Northwest/Southwest/Midwest/Outside
the U.S.​

These data would be best displayed using which of the following?

histogram

IQR

boxplot

stemplot

pie chart

Good job! The data that resulted from the survey question consisted of one variable (only one
response was recorded for each student), and that variable was categorical (each student's response
was one of the non-numerical categories available). The only display choice listed that is appropriate
for one categorical variable is a pie chart.

The next 4 questions relate to the same boxplot graph, shown below.

Question 4 of 8 Points: 10 out of 10

The boxplots below display annual incomes (in thousands of dollars) of households in two cities.

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Which city has more households?

Statstown

Medianville

Both cities have the same number of households.

It is impossible to tell from the boxplots.

Good job! A boxplot only displays the five-number summary of a dataset. A boxplot does not indicate
how many data values might have been in the dataset. So, in this case, the boxplots only indicate the
income levels for the households in the city, but not how many households there might be in the city.

Question 5 of 8 Points: 10 out of 10

Here again are the boxplots showing annual incomes (in thousands of dollars) of households in two cities.

Which city has greater variability in income?

Statstown

Medianville

Both cities have the same variability in income.

It is impossible to tell from the boxplots.

Good job! The city whose boxplot appears longer (larger IQR and longer whiskers, indicating a larger

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range) is the city whose incomes had more variability. In this case, Statstown has more variability.

Question 6 of 8 Points: 10 out of 10

Here again are the boxplots showing annual incomes (in thousands of dollars) of households in two cities.

Which city has a greater percentage of households with annual incomes above $80,000?

Statstown

Medianville

Both cities have the same percentage of households with annual incomes above $80,000.

It is impossible to tell from the boxplots.

Good job! In this case, the median for each city is $80,000, because the line inside each box marks the
median of the data. So in this case, exactly 50% of the households in each city have annual incomes of
more than $80,000.

Question 7 of 8 Points: 0 out of 10

Here again are the boxplots showing annual incomes (in thousands of dollars) for households in two cities.

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Which city has a greater percentage of households with annual incomes between $30,000 and $80,000?

Statstown

Medianville

Both cities have the same percentage of households with annual incomes between $30,000 and $80,000.

It is impossible to tell from the boxplots.

This is not quite right. Remember that the line in the box indicates the median. And remember that the
left edge of the box indicates the first quartile. Remember that exactly a quarter of the data will be
between the first quartile and the median. Now compare the displays for the two cities, and rethink. (B)
is the correct answer.

Please answer the question below. Your response will not be graded, but will be available for your instructor to read.

Question 8 of 8 Points: 0 out of 0

What determines which numerical measures of center and spread are appropriate for describing a given
distribution of a quantitative variable?
None

" Explanation:
You did not enter a response for this question.

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