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The document provides instructions for a performance task on mathematics in the modern world. It lists 10 questions covering topics like analyzing data from studies, constructing distributions, and interpreting graphs. Students are asked to answer the questions, save their work as a PDF, and submit it by the deadline of November 13, 2022. Formatting guidelines and a reminder about academic honesty are also provided. The document concludes with supplementary data tables.

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PERFORMANCETASK Block3

The document provides instructions for a performance task on mathematics in the modern world. It lists 10 questions covering topics like analyzing data from studies, constructing distributions, and interpreting graphs. Students are asked to answer the questions, save their work as a PDF, and submit it by the deadline of November 13, 2022. Formatting guidelines and a reminder about academic honesty are also provided. The document concludes with supplementary data tables.

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MMWORLD: Mathematics in the Modern World

PERFORMANCE TASK

General Directions:
a. Read the question and instruction in each item carefully.
b. You can work on this task individually, with a partner or a group of 3 members.
b. Encode your answers and solutions using Arial 12, single spacing neatly and
systematically
c. Save your output as a single PDF only and submit it in the Canvas submission
bin using this format for the file name: Family name_Performance Task
_MMWORLD
d. Perform this task honestly and religiously. Any form of cheating is punishable
by existing rules of the institution.
e. Deadline of Submission: November 13, 2022 (Sunday, 11:59PM)

1. A study of the world’s busiest airports was conducted by Airports Council International.
Describe three variables that one could use to determine which airports are the busiest.
What units would one use to measure these variables? Are these variables categorical,
discrete, or continuous?

2. The results of a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry stated that male
children born to women who smoke during pregnancy run a risk of violent and criminal
behavior that lasts into adulthood. The results of this study were challenged by some
people in the media. Give several reasons why the results of this study would be
challenged.

3. The results of a study published in Neurological Research stated that second-graders


who took piano lessons and played a computer math game more readily grasped math
problems in fractions and proportions than a similar group who took an English class and
played the same math game. Give several reasons why the piano lessons could improve
a student’s math ability.

4. A study of 2958 collegiate soccer players showed that in 46 anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) tears, 36 were in women. Calculate the percentages of tears for each gender.

a. Can it be concluded that female athletes tear their knees more often than male
athletes?

b. Comment on how this study’s conclusion might have been reached

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5. From the Data Bank, choose one of the following variables: age, weight, cholesterol
level, systolic pressure, IQ, or sodium level. For these values, construct a grouped
frequency distribution. Draw a histogram, frequency polygon, and ogive for the
distribution. Describe briefly the shape of the distribution.

6. From the Data Bank, choose one of the following variables: educational level, smoking
status, or exercise. Construct an ungrouped frequency distribution for the data.

7. From the Data Bank, construct a categorical distribution for their marital status. Draw
a pie graph and describe briefly the findings.

8. From the Data Bank, choose one of the following variables: age, weight, cholesterol
level, systolic pressure, IQ, or sodium level. Select at least 30 values, and

a. Find the mean, median, and mode. State which measurement of central
tendency best describes the average and why.

b. Find the range, variance, and standard deviation for the data selected.

9. In Pennsylvania there were more teacher strikes in 2004 than there were in all other
states combined. Because of the disruptions, state legislators want to pass a bill outlawing
teacher strikes and submitting contract disputes to binding arbitration. The graph shows
the number of teacher-strikes in Pennsylvania for the school years 1992 to 2004. Use the
graph below to answer these questions.

a. In what year did the largest number of strikes occur? How many were there?
b. In what year did the smallest number of teacher strikes occur? How many were
there?
c. In what year was the average duration of the strikes the longest? What was it?

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d. In what year was the average duration of the strikes the shortest? What was
it?
e. In what year was the number of teacher strikes the same as the average
duration of the strikes?
f. Find the difference in the number of strikes for the school years 1992–1993
and 2004–2005.
g. Do you think teacher strikes should be outlawed? Justify your conclusions.

10. Randomly select 50 songs from your mobile phone music player. Find the length (in
seconds) for each song. Use these data to create a frequency table with 6 categories.
Sketch a frequency polygon for the frequency table. Is the shape of the distribution of time
uniform, skewed, or bell-shaped?

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DATA BANK

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