Statistics Quest

Practice

Practise until it sticks

Choose a topic, a skill or a difficulty. Calculation exercises have new versions with fresh numbers once you have solved them, so you can practise the method rather than memorise an answer.

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Practice, difficulty 2 of 3

Spot the reporting flaw

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Match each reported statement to its main flaw.

“The average commute is 37 minutes, so most employees travel about 37 minutes.”
“The average annual bonus was 20 974 SAR.” (28.5% of employees received none)
“Mean basket value: 97.564533 SAR.”
“66% of customers paid by card.” (payment method missing for 23 baskets; base not stated)
“Delays were 21 ± 49 minutes.” (median −1 minute, long right tail)