SAEE SAEE Analytical Reasoning & Data Interpretation 2

Question 1

A school district reports that 45% of 800 students passed a standardized reading assessment. If the district aims to increase the pass rate to 60% next year with the same number of students, how many additional students must pass?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

Currently 360 students pass (800 × 0.45), and 60% of 800 is 480, so 480 − 360 = 120 additional students must pass.

Question 2

A researcher collects test scores from four classrooms: Room A (mean 78), Room B (mean 82), Room C (mean 75), and Room D (mean 85). Each room has 25 students. What is the overall mean score across all classrooms?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

The overall mean is (78 + 82 + 75 + 85) ÷ 4 = 80, since all rooms have equal enrollment.

Question 3

A bar graph shows monthly library visits: January (1,200), February (1,400), March (1,100), April (1,600). Which month showed the greatest percentage increase from the previous month?

Accepted Answer

April

Answer

April increased from 1,100 to 1,600, a rise of approximately 45.5%, which is the largest percentage increase.

Question 4

In a dataset of student GPAs, the median is 3.2 and the mean is 2.9. What does this suggest about the distribution of GPAs?

Accepted Answer

The distribution is skewed left with some very low GPAs pulling the mean down

Answer

When the mean is lower than the median, the distribution is left-skewed, indicating some low outliers are pulling the mean downward.

Question 5

A teacher administers the same test to two classes. Class 1 has a mean score of 74 with a standard deviation of 5, and Class 2 has a mean score of 74 with a standard deviation of 12. Which conclusion is best supported?

Accepted Answer

Class 1 scores are more consistently clustered around the mean than Class 2 scores

Answer

A smaller standard deviation indicates that Class 1's scores are more tightly grouped around the mean compared to Class 2.

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SAEE SAEE Analytical Reasoning & Data Interpretation 2