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Statistics, NAP-L4-CA20

The stem-and-leaf plot shows the number of koalas in a wildlife sanctuary each day during two weeks of bushfires.
 


 

On how many days were there at least 30 koalas in the sanctuary?

2 3 6 8 14
 
 
 
 
 
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`6`

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`text(The plot shows 6 data points that)`

`text(are 30 or greater)`

`=> 6`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3190-16-Stem and leaf, smc-681-16-Stem and leaf

Statistics, NAP-A4-NC04 SA

Ricky's last 10 cricket scores are recorded below.
 

 
He put these scores into a stem-and-leaf plot.
 

 
Which score is missing from the plot?

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`30`

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`30\ text(is missing.)`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics Tagged With: Band 6, smc-3190-16-Stem and leaf, smc-681-16-Stem and leaf

Statistics, NAP-J4-CA38

The Stars and the Thunder are playing cricket in a 20 over competition.

The stem-and-leaf plots show the number of runs each side has scored in their last 15 games.
 

   
 

Select all the true statements about the data.

 
The Stars had the lowest run score.
 
The Stars had the highest run score.
 
The Stars scored over 135 runs more times than the Thunder.
 
The median score for The Stars is higher than the median score for The Thunder.
 
The range of scores for The Stars is smaller than the range of scores for The Thunder.
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`text{The Stars had the highest run score.}`

`text{The range of scores for The Stars is smaller than the}`

`text{range of scores for The Thunder.}`

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`text(Correct statements are:)`

`text{The Stars had the highest run score (149 vs 148).}`

`text{The range of scores for The Stars is smaller than the}`

`text{range of scores for The Thunder (39 vs 40).}`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics Tagged With: Band 10, smc-3190-16-Stem and leaf, smc-681-16-Stem and leaf

Statistics, NAP-C4-NC20

A vet measured the height of 21 dogs that came through his clinic.

The vet recorded the length of each dog.
  

 
What is the median length?

`52\ text(cm)` `53\ text(cm)` `56\ text(cm)` `57\ text(cm)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(52 cm)`

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`text(The median of 21 data points is the 11th)`

`text(data point.)`

`:.\ text(The median is 52.)`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3190-16-Stem and leaf, smc-3190-30-Mean/median/mode/range, smc-681-16-Stem and leaf, smc-681-30-Mean/median/mode/range

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