1.   In a college of 1000 girls, the dean wanted to choose a sample of 30 girls to represent the whole school. She wanted to determine average height. Which survey would get the best results?
    A. Choose every third girl out of 100 randomly selected names. B. Choose 30 girls in the cafeteria at noon.
    C. Choose 30 girls on the basketball team. D. Choose 30 gymnasts at the school.
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  2.   Five people donated to a charity. One donated $101 and the other four people donated $1 each. Which is not a misleading statement?
    A. The mode is $1, and it adequately reflects the data. B. The mean, median, and mode do not adequately describe the data.
    C. The mean is $21, and it adequately reflects the data. D. The median is $1, and it adequately reflectes the data.
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  3.   According to the graphs shown, which statement is true?
   
    A. Both graphs present the same information accurately. B. The first graph is misleading.
    C. The second graph is misleading. D. The graphs are both misleading.
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  4.   In statistics ______.
    A. graphs cannot be used to mislead B. meaasures of central tendency can be used to mislead
    C. data is always presented in a fair and unbiased manner D. leaving values out of data analysis makes the data free of bias
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  5.   Roberto wants to take a survey on favorite foods. Which sample would give the most appropriate results?
    A. A poll of 30 customers at a steak house.
    B. A random telephone poll of 30 people.
    C. A poll of 30 customers at a fast food restaurant.
    D. A poll of 30 customers at a pizza restaurant.
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