Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks / Massachusetts learning standards (CCSS-aligned math standards as adopted by Massachusetts) — Massachusetts
Measures data analysis, variability, and inference-like reasoning with data. This Grade 10 reporting domain maps to 8 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks / Massachusetts learning standards (CCSS-aligned math standards as adopted by Massachusetts) — Massachusetts
MCAS is Massachusetts’ statewide assessment program, and its math design is built on Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks rather than a separate multi-state framework. The official MCAS pages state that MCAS assessments are based on the state’s learning standards and that the math tests are organized by Massachusetts grade-band domains/reporting categories.
The official MCAS math blueprint/test-design materials were not successfully retrievable in this session, so published domain weightings could not be verified from a primary PDF/page.
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Massachusetts DESE release of spring 2025 test items
Four small data sets are listed below. Which set has the least standard deviation?
Set A:
Set B:
Set C:
Set D:
Set B has mean with two values at the mean and the others only two units away, giving the smallest standard deviation, about . Sets A, C, and D spread farther from their means.
The distances, in miles, run on seven days are and Which data set has the same mean?
The original mean is . The set also has mean , so the means match.
Five afternoon temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, are and Which data set has the same median?
In order, the original values have middle value , so the median is . The set also has median , so the medians match.
On four science quizzes, Priya earned scores of , , , and . On a fifth quiz, her score was . The mean score on all five quizzes is . What is the value of ?
Five quizzes with a mean of total . Since , .
A box plot summarizes the data 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13. Find the minimum.
The minimum of the data is .
For a normal distribution, approximately what percent of data lies within 2 standard deviations of the mean? (Use the empirical rule; enter the number of percent.)
By the empirical rule, about lies within 2 SD of the mean.
A stone is thrown upward from the edge of a cliff overlooking a valley. The equation models the stone's height , in meters, above the valley floor seconds after it is thrown. According to the equation, what is the height, in meters, of the cliff edge above the valley floor?
When the stone is thrown from the cliff edge, . Then meters above the valley floor.
A coach records the goals her team scored in seven games: . What is the mode of the data?
The value appears three times, more often than any other value, so the mode is .
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