M.A18.40

Use statistics appropriate to the shape of the data distribution to compare center (median, mean) and spread (interquartile range, standard deviation) of two or more different data sets.

Example Problems
The grades on a biology midterm at Northgate are roughly symmetric with and . Lucas scored 65 on the exam.

Find the
z-score for Lucas's exam grade.
Round to two decimal places.
You have found the following ages (in years) of all 4 rhinos at your local zoo:


What is the
standard deviation of the age of the rhinos at your zoo? Round your answers to the nearest tenth.
The following data points represent the apples picked by a group of 5 friends.


Find the
standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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