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SQA National 5 Applications of Mathematics Statistics quiz quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. In a pie chart, a sector is 14\tfrac{1}{4} of the total. What is its angle?

  2. A pie chart sector measures 72∘72^\circ. What fraction of the total is it?

  3. A stem-and-leaf row 6∣2β€…β€Š76 \mid 2\;7 (tens and units) represents which values?

  4. Find the mean of 6,8,10,126, 8, 10, 12.

  5. Find the median of 3,7,8,10,14,15,193, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 19.

  6. Find the mode of 4,5,5,7,9,5,114, 5, 5, 7, 9, 5, 11.

  7. The interquartile range Q3βˆ’Q1Q_3 - Q_1 is 1616. What is the semi-interquartile range?

  8. For Q1=5Q_1 = 5 and Q3=17Q_3 = 17, find the semi-interquartile range.

  9. The standard deviation formula at National 5 divides the sum of squared deviations by:

  10. Two data sets have the same mean. Set A has standard deviation 33 and Set B has 88. Which is more consistent?

  11. Points on a scattergraph fall from upper left to lower right. This shows:

  12. A line of best fit is y=2x+5y = 2x + 5. Estimate yy when x=4x = 4.

  13. A line of best fit passes through (0,4)(0, 4) and (5,19)(5, 19). What is its gradient?

  14. A bag has 33 red and 77 green counters. What is the probability of red?

  15. The probability of rain is 0.30.3. What is the probability of no rain?

  16. P(win)=0.2P(\text{win}) = 0.2 and a game is played 4040 times. What is the expected number of wins?