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8.06 Comparative inferences

Interactive practice questions

The weights of a group of men and women were recorded and presented in a stem and leaf plot as shown.

Men Women

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Key: 4 | 2 $=$= 42 kg
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?

Men

A

Women

B
Easy
3min

Isabelle thinks there may be a difference in the way males and females compute certain puzzles. She gave an equal number of boys and girls a knot to undo and recorded how long (in seconds) it took each of them. The results are presented in the table:

Easy
1min

The following box-and-whisker plot shows the number of points scored by two basketball teams in each of their matches last season.

Easy
2min

The following column graphs show the season results of two soccer groups, Group A and Group B, and the number of games (frequency) in which they scored a certain number of goals (scores).

Easy
2min
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Outcomes

MGSE7.SP.3

Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two numerical data distributions with similar variabilities, measuring the difference between the medians by expressing it as a multiple of the interquartile range.

MGSE7.SP.4

Use measures of center and measures of variability for numerical data from random samples to draw informal comparative inferences about two populations.

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