Math 113 - Exam 1 Study Guide (Chapters 1 - 2)

1. Vocabulary: A definition is given. Supply the term that is best defined. Thirteen terms. Look at the vocabulary lists at the end of the chapters.
2. Know which measure of central tendency is most resistant to change and which is most affected by extreme values.
3. Know which measure of central tendency uses all the data values and which one's don't.
4. A news article is given. Read the article and answer questions based on it. Know the types of sampling, discrete vs continuous.
5. A news article is given. Read the article and answer questions based on it. Know the difference between a population and sample, types of sampling.
6. A news article is given. Read the article and answer questions based on it. Know the difference between an observational study and experiment, be able to define the population the sample was taken from, find the abuse of statistics.
7. A news article is given. Read the article and answer questions based on it. Know the type of sampling used, discrete vs continuous, know some of the abuses of surveys.
8. Determine which type of sampling (random, systematic, stratified, cluster, convenience) is used. Five parts.
9. Determine which of the four levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) is most appropriate. Four parts.
10. A news article is given. Read the article and answer questions based on it. Know discrete vs continuous, levels of measurement.
11. You will be given the mean, median, range, standard deviation, and variance for a sample. A transformation is then applied to the data from the sample, and you need to indicate what the new values of the statistics are. Two parts. This is from the lab.
12. Given sample data, use the calculator to find the mean, standard deviation, variance, and median. Create a stem and leaf plot and a box plot. Find a specific percentile. Seven parts. You will need to know how to perform one variable statistics with your calculator with an xlist, but a frequency of one.
13. Given a frequency distribution, use the calculator to find the mean, standard deviation, variance, and median. Find the modal class. Five parts. You will need to know how to perform one variable statistics with your calculator with an xlist and frequency. You will also need to know how to find the class mark.
14. Given the maximum value, the minimum values, and the number of classes to create, find the class width, a suitable lower class limit for the 1^st class, the upper limit for the first class, and the lower boundary for the first class. There are more than one lower limits which are possible, but you only need to give one. The answers for the rest of the problem will be based upon the answer you give for the lower class limit.

Notes:

• None of the problems are directly from the text.
• References to data obtained from the Internet are given on the test. They may be ignored for purposes of the exam.
• Be sure to bring your calculator.

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