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CBEST - California Basic Educational Skills Math: Data Interpretation and Statistics Flashcards

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  1. A bar graph shows test scores for 5 students: 72, 85, 90, 68, and 95. What is the median score?

    Answer: 85

    Arranging scores in order (68, 72, 85, 90, 95), the middle value is 85.

  2. A pie chart shows that 40% of a school's 300 students prefer math. How many students prefer math?

    Answer: 120

    40% of 300 = 0.40 × 300 = 120 students.

  3. The mean of five numbers is 14. Four of the numbers are 10, 12, 16, and 18. What is the fifth number?

    Answer: 14

    Sum = 14 × 5 = 70; 70 − (10+12+16+18) = 70 − 56 = 14.

  4. A line graph shows rainfall (inches) for January through April: 3, 5, 4, 6. What is the average monthly rainfall?

    Answer: 4.5

    (3+5+4+6) ÷ 4 = 18 ÷ 4 = 4.5 inches.

  5. In a frequency table, the mode of a data set refers to which value?

    Answer: The value that appears most often

    The mode is the value that occurs with the greatest frequency in a data set.

  6. A scatter plot shows a strong positive correlation between study hours and test scores. What does this mean?

    Answer: As study hours increase, test scores tend to increase

    A positive correlation means both variables increase together.