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

480

Answer

360

Answer

140

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

78

Answer

82

Answer

81

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

February

Answer

March

Answer

January

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

The distribution is perfectly symmetrical

Answer

The distribution is skewed right with some very high GPAs

Answer

Most students have a GPA below 2.9

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

Class 2 students performed better overall than Class 1

Answer

Both classes have identical score distributions

Answer

Class 1 has more outliers than Class 2

Question 6

A pie chart shows budget allocation: Instruction 55%, Administration 15%, Transportation 10%, Facilities 12%, Technology 8%. If the total budget is $2,000,000, how much more is spent on Instruction than on Administration and Transportation combined?

Accepted Answer

$600,000

Answer

$500,000

Answer

$700,000

Answer

$1,100,000