Histogram mean and median Solutions
– STATISTICS
HISTOGRAMS, GRAPHS, MEAN, MEDIAN
Examination Study Guide Latest Updated
2024/2025
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HISTOGRAMS, GRAPHS, MEAN, MEDIAN
1. In general, can you recreate the original data values from its histogram?
a. Yes
b. No
2. We know that if a histogram is skewed left, then the mean is less than the median.
WHY?
a. There are a few small values in the data set compared to the rest.
b. There are a few large values in the data set compared to the rest.
3. Suppose an exam is 48 minutes long and most of the students stayed until the very
end although there were a few students who finished early. You collect data on how
much time each student spent taking the exam and make a histogram. The shape of
the histogram will be what? (Hint: DRAW A PICTURE)
a. Skewed left
b. Skewed right
c. Symmetric
4. Suppose you have a numerical data set that is very much skewed to the left. If you
had to pick one, which measure of center best represents most of the data in this
case? WHY?
a. Mean
b. Median
5. It is possible for the average of a data set to be larger than most of the values in that data
set.
a True
b False
,Histogram mean and median Solutions
– STATISTICS
HISTOGRAMS, GRAPHS, MEAN, MEDIAN
Examination Study Guide Latest Updated
2024/2025
6. The mean of a data set must be one of the values in the data set.
a. YES b. NO
7. The median of a data set must be one of the values in the data set.
, Histogram mean and median Solutions
– STATISTICS
HISTOGRAMS, GRAPHS, MEAN, MEDIAN
Examination Study Guide Latest Updated
2024/2025
a. YES b. NO
8. The amount of time students take to finish a 2 hour exam shows that a lot of students wait
until the very end to turn in their exams, while only a few finish early. Which shape is
mostly likely to represent the exam times?
a. Symmetric b. Skewed right c. Skewed left
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