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 30 girls on the basketball team. B. Choose every third girl out of 100 randomly selected names.
    C. Choose 30 gymnasts at the school. D. Choose 30 girls in the cafeteria at noon.
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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 mean, median, and mode do not adequately describe the data. B. The median is $1, and it adequately reflectes the data.
    C. The mean is $21, and it adequately reflects the data. D. The mode is $1, and it adequately reflects the data.
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  3.   A polling service wants to choose a sample of 1,000 registered voters to check the popularity of a local Republican mayor. Which survey would yield the most accurate results?
    A. Selecting 1,000 individuals from the local voter registration logs.
    B. Selecting 1,000 individuals from a neighboring state.
    C. Selecting 1,000 individuals from the local Democratic party.
    D. Selecting 1,000 individuals from the local Republican party.
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  4.   The table shows seven different companies and their prices for car detailing. Company A claims to have prices that are less than the prices of most of their competitors. Is this an accurate statement? Why?
   
    A. No, Company A's price is lower than the mode, but higher than the prices of the 4 other companies.
    B. Not Enough Information Given
    C. No, Company A's price is equal to those of most of the other companies.
    D. Yes, more companies charge $93 than any other price.
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  5.   Which sample would provide the best data for a survey about favorite extra-curricular activities?
    A. Participants at swim practice.
    B. Students attending a Spanish Club meeting.
    C. Members of the tennis team.
    D. A random sample of students from 5 different homerooms.
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