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10.05 Comparing data sets

Interactive practice questions

The weight (in kilograms) of a group of men and women were recorded and presented in a stem-and-leaf plot as shown.

Women Stem Men
    $7$7 $6$6 $3$3 $5$5          
$8$8 $6$6 $3$3 $1$1 $1$1 $6$6 $2$2 $3$3 $3$3 $8$8 $9$9
      $3$3 $1$1 $7$7 $1$1 $2$2 $4$4 $8$8  
          $8$8 $3$3        
 
Key: $8$8$\mid$$3$3$=$=$83$83
a

What is the mean weight of the group of men? Express your answer in decimal form.

b

What is the mean weight of the group of women? Express your answer in decimal form.

c

Which group is heavier?

Women

A

Men

B
Easy
2min

The back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot shows the time (in minutes) taken by two students, Danielle and Quiana, to solve a set of challenging math problems.

Medium
1min

The number of goals scored by Team 1 and Team 2 in a football tournament are recorded.

Easy
2min

The table shows the scores of Student A and Student B in 5 separate tests.

Easy
3min
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MA5.2-15SP

uses quartiles and box plots to compare sets of data, and evaluates sources of data

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