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Question 6(1 point) Solve the problem. Suppose we have a data set of the number of car accidents per day in Los Angeles during the

Question 6(1 point)

Solve the problem. Suppose we have a data set of the number of car accidents per day in Los Angeles during the year 2013. The data was input into a spreadsheet manually by an assistant at the Department of Transportation. For one day in July 2013, he input that there were 14 car accidents; but there were actually only 140 that day. How will this error affect the measures of center for this data?

Question 6 options:

a)

The median will be lower than it should be, but the mean will not be affected.

b)

The mean will be lower than it should be, but the median will not be affected.

c)

The mean and the median will not be affected by this error.

d)

The mean and the median will be lower than they should be.

Question 7(1 point)

(i) There is at least one passenger whose age is a low outlier. (ii) There is at least one passenger whose age is a high outlier.

Question 7 options:

a)

Only statement (ii) is correct.

b)

Both statements (i) and (ii) are correct.

c)

Neither statement (i) or (ii) is correct.

d)

Only statement (i) is correct.

Question 8(1 point)

Question 8 options:

a)

Male: 9 Female: 10

b)

Male: 8 Female: 10.5

c)

Male: 9.5 Female: 10

d)

Male: 9 Female: 9

Question 9(1 point)

Solve the problem. A school board member says, "The typical bus ride to school for a student living in the city limits is more than the bus ride to school for a student living in the suburbs." What does this statement mean?

Question 9 options:

a)

The center of the distribution of bus ride times for a city-dweller is more than the center of the distribution for those living in the suburbs

b)

If you are a student living in the city limits you will have a shorter commute time.

c)

There is less variation in the bus ride times of those living in the suburbs.

d)

All students living in the city spend less time riding the bus to school than those living in the suburbs.

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