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AP Stats Midterm Review

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Review for chapters 1-16

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1
A geometric probability model measures
how many successes will occur in a specific number of trials
the number of successes that occur after the 10th trial
the number of trials after the first success
the number of trials until the first success occurs
2
Name one rule of data analysis
make a picture
make a picture
make a picture
make a picture
3
What are the percentages of the Empirical Rule?
68-95-99.7
86-77.9-95
95-68-99.7
95-99.7-68
4
What must a quantitative variable contain?
units
a sample
named categories
one individual in each category
5
What does S.O.C.S. stand for?
Spread, Overlapping, Conditions, Scatter
Scatter, Outliers, Conditions, Shape
Strength, Overlapping, Center, Scatter
Shape, Outliers, Center, Spread
6
What do the W's provide?
information about the statistics collected
examples of wrong answers
answers people give to a census taker
tips on how to survey
7
The Law of Averages...
does not exist
is based on long-term projections
can estimate an outcome 50% of the time
heavily influences the outcome of a trial
8
What condition must be met before making a histogram, stem-and-leaf display, or dotplot?
the individual numbers must add to 100
data must be quantitative units with variables
the shape of the graph must be determined
numbers with decimals must be rounded to the nearest whole
9
What is statistics about?
graphs
variation
regression
sampling
10
Cluster sampling is...
using a specific sampling system
splitting the population into smaller parts
taking several samples from a population
an inherently biased sampling method
11
What kind of graph is created by using the 5-number summary?
bar graph
histogram
boxplot
pie chart