WGU C955 TEST PREP -APPLIED PROBABILITY
AND STATISTICS |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Determine the range for the following data set. {1,24,26,28,32,36,38,40,65}
a 1 to 65
b 64
c 65
d Cannot determine
CORRECT ANSWER
64
Question 2
It is important to start the frequency scale on a bar chart at which value to be certain not
to overemphasize a difference in values?
a Zero
b The lowest measured value
c The smallest frequency
d As long as the scale is even, it doesn't matter where you start it.
CORRECT ANSWER
Zero
1
,Question 3
If 80 people exercised 4 - 5 hours per week, how many people were surveyed?
Question 4
a 80
b 800
c 400
d 50
CORRECT ANSWER
800
to solve this its 80 divided by the percent in decimal form
Question 5
You are a professional trainer at a local sports academy. You ask your athletes to
determine the number of grams of protein they consume for a particular meal. Which of
the following would be the best choice to illustrate the shape of the data you collect?
a Bar chart
b Pie chart
c Box plot
d None of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
Box plot
2
,Question 6
What is the most significant difference between histograms and bar charts?
a The number of bars used
b The use of labels on the axes
c The type of data depicted in the graph
d The coloring used for each bar
CORRECT ANSWER
The type of data depicted in the graph
Question 7
Of the following sets of data, which would you assume should have the greatest range?
a Age when a baby gets their first tooth
b Age of first-year business students
c Age of death
d Age of high school graduate
CORRECT ANSWER
Age of death
Question 8
Determine any outliers in the following data set. {1,24,26,28,32,36,38,40,65}
a1
b 65
c A and B
3
, d None
CORRECT ANSWER
A and B
Q1- (IQR)(1.5) and Q3-(IQR)(1.5)
any numbers below or higher than those are your outliers.
Question 9
Determine the interquartile range ( IQR ) for the following set of diagnostic test scores.
{60,47,65,85,81,77,70,56,47,84,75}
a 25
b 57
c 68
d 80
CORRECT ANSWER
25
Question 10
Stem plots display which type of data?
a Quantitative
b Categorical
c Neither Quantitative nor categorical
d Quantitative and categorical
CORRECT ANSWER
4
AND STATISTICS |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Determine the range for the following data set. {1,24,26,28,32,36,38,40,65}
a 1 to 65
b 64
c 65
d Cannot determine
CORRECT ANSWER
64
Question 2
It is important to start the frequency scale on a bar chart at which value to be certain not
to overemphasize a difference in values?
a Zero
b The lowest measured value
c The smallest frequency
d As long as the scale is even, it doesn't matter where you start it.
CORRECT ANSWER
Zero
1
,Question 3
If 80 people exercised 4 - 5 hours per week, how many people were surveyed?
Question 4
a 80
b 800
c 400
d 50
CORRECT ANSWER
800
to solve this its 80 divided by the percent in decimal form
Question 5
You are a professional trainer at a local sports academy. You ask your athletes to
determine the number of grams of protein they consume for a particular meal. Which of
the following would be the best choice to illustrate the shape of the data you collect?
a Bar chart
b Pie chart
c Box plot
d None of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
Box plot
2
,Question 6
What is the most significant difference between histograms and bar charts?
a The number of bars used
b The use of labels on the axes
c The type of data depicted in the graph
d The coloring used for each bar
CORRECT ANSWER
The type of data depicted in the graph
Question 7
Of the following sets of data, which would you assume should have the greatest range?
a Age when a baby gets their first tooth
b Age of first-year business students
c Age of death
d Age of high school graduate
CORRECT ANSWER
Age of death
Question 8
Determine any outliers in the following data set. {1,24,26,28,32,36,38,40,65}
a1
b 65
c A and B
3
, d None
CORRECT ANSWER
A and B
Q1- (IQR)(1.5) and Q3-(IQR)(1.5)
any numbers below or higher than those are your outliers.
Question 9
Determine the interquartile range ( IQR ) for the following set of diagnostic test scores.
{60,47,65,85,81,77,70,56,47,84,75}
a 25
b 57
c 68
d 80
CORRECT ANSWER
25
Question 10
Stem plots display which type of data?
a Quantitative
b Categorical
c Neither Quantitative nor categorical
d Quantitative and categorical
CORRECT ANSWER
4
