Exam 15: Graphs, Charts, and Numbers: the Data Show and Tell

The box-plot shown below was constructed from data regarding the starting salaries, in thousands of dollars, of both Civil and Electrical Engineers. Starting Salaries of Civil and Electrical Engineers Based on the graph shown above, what is the median starting salary of Electrical Engineers?

The data shown below represents the annual salaries, in thousands of dollars, of the ten administrators at your university. {165,170,170,180,195,200,205,220,240,300} Suppose that each salary is increased by $5,000. How would this change the variance of the data set?

The data shown below represents the annual salaries, in thousands of dollars, of the top five paid individuals in your university. {180,190,205,210,300} Increasing each salary by $25,000 would have what effect on the standard deviation of the salaries?

In order to qualify for the game show Jeopardy, each contestant must complete a grueling six-hour exam. The results for the latest round of testing are given below. -Refer to the situation described above ; what is the score of the exam found at the 65th percentile?

In order to qualify for the game show Jeopardy, each contestant must complete a grueling six-hour exam. The results for the latest round of testing are given below. -Refer to the situation described above ; what was the mean exam score? Round your answer to one decimal place.

The data shown below represents the annual salaries, in thousands of dollars, of five administrators at your university. {130,140,175,200,210} What is the standard deviation of the salaries? Round your answer to two decimal places.

You and several friends in your dorm are having a jalapeño eating competition. You each record the number of jalapeños that you can eat in one minute. How many people took part in the jalapeño eating competition?

In order to qualify for the game show Jeopardy, each contestant must complete a grueling six-hour exam. The results for the latest round of testing are given below. -Refer to the situation described above ; what was the median exam score?

You and several friends in your dorm are having a free-throw shooting competition. You each shoot ten free-throws and record the number of shots made. -Refer to the situation described above ; what is the first quartile or Q1 number of shots made?

The box-plot shown below was constructed from data regarding the annual salaries of both Opera singers and Country Western singers. Based on the graph shown above, what is the inter-quartile range of annual salaries for Opera signers?

You and several friends in your dorm are having a jalapeño eating competition. You each record the number of jalapeños that you can eat in one minute. -Refer to the situation described above ; what is the median number of jalapeños eaten in one minute?

The histogram shown below gives the heights of 27 recent college graduates. -Refer to the situation in above ; the median height is within which interval?

The box-plot shown below was constructed from data regarding the starting salaries, in thousands of dollars, of both Civil and Electrical Engineers. Starting Salaries of Civil and Electrical Engineers Based on the graph shown above, is the standard deviation of salaries larger for Civil Engineers or Electrical Engineers? Explain

The members of the golf club at your university decide to have a friendly golf competition. Each member plays 18 holes at a local golf course and records his or her score. How many people took part in the golf competition?

You and several friends in your dorm are having a free-throw shooting competition. You each shoot ten free-throws and record the number of shots made. -Refer to the situation described above ; what is the median number of shots made?

The pie-chart shown below gives the responses answered on Question 12 of a recent Finite Math final exam. The question was a multiple choice question with options (A, B, C, D, or E). Assuming that the Graph was created correctly, what should be the interior angle measure of the pie-slice representing Choice C?

The members of the golf club at your university decide to have a friendly golf competition. Each member plays 18 holes at a local golf course and records his or her score. -Refer to the situation described above ; what was the first quartile or Q1 of the golf scores?

The data shown below represents the annual salaries, in thousands of dollars, of the top five paid individuals in your university. {490,500,505,510,520} What is the standard deviation of the salaries? Round your answer to two decimal places.

The histogram shown below gives the annual income of 35 recent college graduates. What percent of the recent college graduates have an income of less than $48000 annually? Round your answer percent answer to the nearest whole number.

The histogram shown below gives the heights of 27 recent college graduates. What percent of the recent college graduates are 67 inches or taller?