Data Interpretation: Descriptive Statistics (College Board AP® Psychology): Exam Questions

2 mins2 questions
1
1 mark

A researcher records the test scores of 10 students:

Student

Score

1

72

2

85

3

68

4

91

5

77

6

85

7

63

8

85

9

79

10

95

Which of the following correctly identifies the mode and range of this data set?

  • Mode = 85; Range = 32

  • Mode = 79; Range = 32

  • Mode = 85; Range = 27

  • Mode = 80; Range = 22

2
1 mark

A clinical psychologist assessed eight patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before and after a 12-week course of trauma-focused therapy. Symptom severity was measured using a validated 80-point scale at the start and end of treatment, where higher scores indicate more severe symptoms. The data are shown in the table below. The psychologist did not use a control group or randomly assign patients to conditions.

Patient

Pre-therapy score

Post-therapy score

1

61

42

2

55

38

3

53

44

4

49

31

5

44

28

6

42

35

7

38

22

8

38

19

What was the mean pre-therapy symptom score across the eight patients?

  • 38

  • 47.5

  • 46.5

  • 23