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AQA GCSE Statistics The normal distribution and index numbers overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Approximately what percentage of data lies within two standard deviations of the mean in a normal distribution?

  2. A normal distribution has mean 5050 and standard deviation 55. Between which values do about 68%68\% of values lie?

  3. A value of 7070 comes from a test with mean 6060 and standard deviation 55. What is its standardised score?

  4. Two students have standardised scores of 0.80.8 and 1.21.2 on different tests. Who performed relatively better?

  5. A price index is 135135. By what percentage has the price risen since the base year?

  6. An item cost £40\pounds 40 in the base year and £50\pounds 50 now. What is its index number?

  7. What does the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure?

  8. In a normal distribution, where do the mean, median and mode lie?

  9. What does a negative standardised score tell you about a value?

  10. Why is a standardised score useful for comparing two different tests?

  11. A base year has an index of 100100. An item's index this year is 9292. What has happened to its price?

  12. In the normal distribution, roughly what proportion of values lie above the mean?