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Additional Data Analysis and Statistics
1. The number of households who have switched to using renewable energy in their homes
instead of fossil fuels in 5 countries is shown in chart below.
If the total number of households using renewable energy is 34,000, what is an
appropriate label for the vertical axis of the graph?
A) Number of households (in tens)
B) Number of households (in hundreds)
C) Number of households (in thousands)
D) Number of households (in tens of thousands)
2. The table below shows the distribution of age and gender for 100 people who visited an
amusement park.
Gender Under 18 18 or Older Total
Male 15 40 55
Female 10 35 45
Total 25 75 100
If one out of every 100 amusement park visitors is chosen to win a free ticket, what is
the probability that the winner will be either a male or female over age 18?
75
A) 100
40
B) 100
35
C) 100
25
D) 100
3. The years that constitute certain milestone in the population of the world are shown in
the table below:
Year Population (millions)
1650 508
1750 790
1800 980
1850 1,260
1900 1,650
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1950 2,557
2000 6,088
2050* 9,408
*Estimated. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Which of the following best describes the relationship between time and the estimated
world population during these years?
A) Increasing linear
B) Decreasing linear
C) Exponential growth
D) Exponential decay
Number of Eggs per Carton Price
1 $1.00
6 $3.50
12 $4.99
18 $5.89
4. Based on the table above, which of the following is the least amount of money needed to
purchase exactly 100 eggs?
A) $36.95
B) $43.92
C) $60.00
D) $100.00
5. A researcher polled 100 subway commuters during the morning rush hour to find out
which kind of pass they used to pay for their ride. The result of this poll is shown in the
chart below.
The sum of the commuters who used Pay Per Ride passes and Unlimited Day Passes is
approximately what percent of all commuters polled?
A) 22%
B) 28%
C) 46%
D) 54%
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6. A quality control researcher at an electronics company is testing the life of the
company’s batteries in certain smart phones. The researcher selects 100 batteries at
random from the daily output of the batteries and finds that the average life of the
batteries has a 95% confidence interval of 8 – 12 hours with normal phone use. Which of
the following conclusions is the most reasonable based on the confidence interval?
A) It is plausible that the true average life of batteries produced by the company that
day is between 8 and 12 hours.
B) It is plausible that the true average life of all batteries ever produced by the
company is between 8 and 12 hours.
C) 95% of all the batteries produced by the company have a life between 8 and 12
hours.
D) 95% of all the batteries ever produced by the company have a life between 8 and 12
hours.
7. A sports team is deciding whether to implement new security measures to prevent
tickets to games from being resold illegally. Capacity at the stadium is 20,000 people,
and the security team estimates that there are 45 people per game who purchased
tickets illegally. The security manager estimated the results of a new security measures
as shown in the table below.
Illegal Tickets Tickets Allowed Total
Detected
Illegal Tickets 38 7 45
Legal Tickets 12 19,943 19,955
Total 50 19,950 20,000
According to the manager’s estimates, if illegal tickets are detected, what is the
probability that the customer did not attempt to use an illegal ticket?
A) 0.19%
B) 0.25%
C) 24%
D) 76%
8. A certain calculus professor offers all of the students in his course an additional study
session before each exam. The students who attended the additional study session did
better on the exam than students who didn’t attend. Which of the following is an
appropriate conclusion?
A) Attending the additional study session will cause an improvement for any student
who takes any math class.
B) Attending the additional study session will cause an improvement for any student
who takes a calculus class.
C) Attending the additional study session was the cause of the improvement for the
students at this university who took this professor’s calculus class.
D) No conclusion about cause and effect can be made regarding students at this
university who attended the additional study session and their performance on the
exam.
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9. Science Class Enrolment by Gender
Class Male Female Total
Biology 45 52 97
Chemistry 39 50 89
Physics 36 38 74
Total 120 140 260
A group of high school students responded to a survey that asked which science course
they were currently enrolled in, the results of which were recorded in the table above.
Which of the following categories accounts for 15% of all survey respondents?
A) Females taking biology
B) Females taking chemistry
C) Males taking chemistry
D) Males taking biology
10. Heights of Athletes
59 60 60 61 62 63
63 64 65 65 66 67
67 67 68 69 70 78
The table above lists the heights, to the nearest inch, of a random sample of female
athletes competing at a track meet. The outlier measurement of 78 inches is an error. Of
the mean, median, and range of the listed values, which will change the most if the 78 –
inch measurement is removed from the data?
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Range
D) The mean, median, and range will all change by the same amount.
Questions 11 and 12 refer to the following information:
Proposed Annual Country Budget (millions USD)
Department 2014 2015 2016
General 3.14 3.55 3.05
Health 6.48 7.54 8.56
Public Protection 7.32 7.45 7.63
Public Assistance 6.85 6.54 6.56
Recreation & Culture 0.65 0.7 0.85
Other 1.15 1.25 1.36
Total 25.59 27.03 28.01
The table above lists the annual budget, in millions of dollars, for a country in California.
11. Which of the following best approximates the average rate of change in the annual
budget for Public Protection in this country from 2014 to 2016?
A) $130,000 per year
B) $155,000 per year
C) $180,000 per year
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D) $1,550,000 per year
12. Of the following, which department’s ratio of its 2014 to its 2016 budget is closest to the
Recreation & Culture department’s ratio of its 2014 to its 2016 budget?
A) Health
B) Public Protection
C) Public Assistance
D) Other
13. The scatterplot above shows home sales prices and square footage for several homes in
a certain town. The line of best fit is also shown, and has equation y = 0.8529x + 71.
Which of the following best explain how the number 71 in the equation relates to the
scatterplot?
A) The smallest house in the town costs $71 per square foot.
B) The cheapest house in the town costs $71,000.
C) Land costs about $71,000 per square foot.
D) Even tiny houses are likely to cost at least $71,000.
14. A researcher conducted a survey to determine whether people in a certain city preferred
shopping at big chains or at independently owned stores. The researcher surveyed 23
people who were shopping downtown on a Saturday, three of whom refused to respond.
Which of the following factors make it least likely that a reliable conclusion can be
drawn about the shopping preferences of all of the people in the city?
A) Sample size. B) Population size. C) The number of people who refused to respond.
D) Where the survey was conducted.
15. Eight students each took a shift in the park to count the number of birds spotted in a 1 –
hour period. Each student was in the park for exactly 1 hour and no shifts overlapped.
Their data is shown in the table below.
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Student Number of Birds
A 32
B 27
C 54
D 43
E 35
F 48
G 32
H 29
What is the mean number of birds spotted each hour?
A) 27 B) 32 C) 33.5 D) 37.5
Questions 16 and 17 refer to the following information.
Because the gravitational pull is different on different planets, weight varies depending
on the strength of the gravitational pull. The table shows the approximate weight of a
150 – pound person on different planets.
Planet Weight (pounds)
Mars 56.5
Mercury 56.7
Uranus 133.3
Venus 136.0
Saturn 159.6
Neptune 168.7
Jupiter 354.6
16. Based on this data, what is the weight of a 175 – pound person on Saturn?
A) 164.5 pounds B) 184.6 pounds C) 186.2 pounds D) 413.7 pounds
17. An object on Earth weighs 100 pounds. On which planet would the same object have an
approximate weight of 236 pounds?
A) Venus B) Jupiter C) Uranus D) Neptune
18. In order to determine if a change to a car engine gave the car better gas mileage, a
research study was conducted. From all the cars produced by a factory in a given week,
50 were randomly selected. Half of them were tested with the new engines, and the
other half kept the old engines. The resulting data showed that cars with the new
engines had significantly better gas mileage as compared to the old engines. Based on
the design and result of the study, which of the following is an appropriate conclusion?
A) The new engines cause substantial improvements in gas mileage.
B) The new engines will improve the gas mileage of any cars they are used in.
C) The new engines improve gas mileage better than other manufacturing changes.
D) The new engines are likely to improve gas mileage for the car model this factory
produces.
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19.
Gender Yes No
Male
Female
Total 110 45
The incomplete table above summarizes, by gender, the number of students who play at
least one sport for a tenth – grade class at a high school. There are twice as many female
students who play sports than female students who don’t and 3 times as many male
students who play a sport as those who don’t . Which of the following is closest to the
probability that a student who plays a sport selected at random is female?
A) 0.23 B) 0.41 C) 0.45 D) 0.55
20. A researcher asked office workers in two different cities about how many cups of coffee
they typically drink each day and recorded the result in the chart below.
Which of the following is true about the data shown?
A) The standard deviation of cups of coffee consumed per day in City A is larger than
that of City B.
B) The standard deviation of cups of coffee consumed per day in City B is larger than
that of City A.
C) The standard deviation of cups of coffee consumed per day City A is the same as that
of City B.
D) The standard deviation of cups of coffee consumed per day in these cities cannot be
determined with the data provided.
21. A football team scores an average of 11 points per game over 4 games. If the team
scored 7, 18, and 6 points at 3 games, respectively, how many points did they score in
the 4th game?
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A) 11 B) 13 C) 15 D) 17
22. Students Enrolled by Geographic Region
Class Northeast Midwest South West
Freshman 2,345 1,018 1,164 1,465
Sophomore 1,987 1,672 1,011 1,234
Junior 2,015 1,212 1,332 1,115
Senior 1,874 1,341 1,216 1,102
Total 8,221 5,243 4,723 4,916
The table above shows the number of students enrolled in a large northeastern
university, in four geographic regions and class groups. Based on the table, if a student is
chosen at random, which of the following is closest to the probability that the student
was a junior from the Midwest?
A) 0.05 B) 0.14 C) 0.21 D) 0.25
23.
Day Minutes
1 3.0
2 2.9
3 2.7
4 2.6
5 2.4
6 2.3
7 2.1
8 2.0
Each day for eight days, Wendy ran a lap around the track. The table above shows the
time, in minutes, it took Wendy to run each lap. If the track is 0.25 miles around, which
of these is the best approximation Wendy’s average speed, in miles per hour?
A) 20 B) 10 C) 6 D) 2.8
24. Amar bowled 3 games. During the first two games, he scored 116 and 148 points,
respectively. How many points must he have scored in the third round to have an
average score of 134?
A) 132 B) 134 C) 138 D) 166
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25. The table above shows the distribution of recipes in a cookbook. Of the mean, median,
and range of the values listed, which will change the most if a chapter with 25 side dish
recipes is also included in the book?
A) Mean B) Median C) Range D) They will all change by the same amount.
26. For a class test, the mean score was 71, the median score was 74, and the standard
deviation of the scores was 6. The teacher decided to add 5 points to each score due to a
grading error. Which of the following statements must be true for the new scores?
I. The new mean score is 76.
II. The new median score is 79.
III. The new standard deviation of the scores is 11.
A) I only B) II only C) I and II only D) I, II, and III
27. The histogram above shows the number of hours worked last week by 50 employees of
a clothing store. In the histogram, the first bar represents all workers who worked at
least 10 hours but less than 20 hours; the second represents all workers who worked at
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least 20 hours but less than 30 hours; and so on. Which of the following could be the
median and mean number of hours worked for the 50 employees?
A) Median: 25, Mean: 24 B) Median: 34, Mean: 26 C) Median: 35, Mean: 36 D) Median:
42, Mean: 40
28. At a gym with 121 members, 54 members are enrolled in a martial arts class and 23 are
enrolled in a yoga class. Of the members taking kickboxing or yoga, 12 are taking both
classes. How many members are not taking either course?
A) 32 B) 44 C) 56 D) 68
29. The average temperature in Chicago for 6 days is 66°F. If, on the 7th day, the temperature
is 52°F, what is the average temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, for all 7 days?
30.
Manatee Length (ft.)
9.5
8.8
8.3
9.2
X
In a study, manatees in one part of Florida were measured and tagged. If the range of
data is 2 feet, what is the least possible value of x?
31.
Player Number of Home Runs
Albert Pujols 560
Alex Rodriguez 687
Babe Ruth 714
Barry Bonds 762
Hank Aaron 755
Ken Griffey, Jr. 630
Mark McGwire 583
Mickey Mantle 536
Reggie Jackson 563
Sammy Sosa 609
Willy Mays 660
The table above lists the number of home runs hit over the careers of 11 prominent
baseball players at a certain point in time. According to the table, what is the mean
number of career home runs of these players? (Round your answer to the nearest whole
number.)
32. A product sold through an online store receives customer satisfaction ratings between 0
and 10, inclusive. In the first 5 ratings the store received, the average (arithmetic mean)
of the ratings was 7. What is the least value the store can receive for the 6th rating and
still be able to have an average of at least 8 for the first ratings
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33. The average score for 18 students on an exam is 82. Two more students take the test,
averaging a score of 76 between them. What is the total class average (rounded to the
nearest tenth) if these two students are added to the 18?
34.
T – Shirt Sales
18 – 34 35 – 49 50+ Total
Before 82 23 12 117
During 22 18 10 50
After 108 44 23 175
Total 212 85 45 342
The table above shows the distribution of t – shirt sales at a theatre before, during, and
after a concert, arranged by age of concert – goer. If one t – shirt customer will be
randomly selected to win tickets to the band’s next show, what is the probability that
the winner will someone aged 35 – 49 who purchased a t – shirt after the concert?
(Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.)
35. The 20 students taking calculus this school year scored an average of 80 points on their
midterm exam. If the average score of 19 of the students was 79, what was the score of
the 20th students?
