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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 8
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Standard 4.0 Knowledge of Statistics |
Topic B. Data Analysis
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Indicator 1. Analyze data |
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Objective b. Interpret box-and-whisker plots
Assessment limit: Use minimum, first (lower) quartile, median (middle quartile), third (upper) quartile, or maximum and whole numbers (0 – 100)
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Ms. Smith gave a quiz last week. The results for two of her classes are shown on the box-and-whisker plots below.
Which sentence best describes the quiz results?
- The medians for the two classes are the same.
- Class A has a smaller range of scores in the upper quartile than Class B.
- Class A performed better than Class B.
- The lower extreme of Class B is greater than the lower extreme of Class A.
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| Correct Answer |
| C. Class A performed better than Class B. |
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