1.   What is the frequency represented by the tally marks shown below?
   
    A. 17 B. 15
    C. 4 D. 32
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  2.   Choose the best scale for a frequency table for the following set of data. 12, 19, 28, 12, 19, 3, 2, 7, 7, 9, 15, 3, 1, 26
    A. 0-10 B. 0-20
    C. 0-30 D. 10-20
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  3.   The bar graph below shows the percent of Titanic passengers that were saved. What conclusion can be made from the graph?
   
    A. About half of the men survived. B. A greater percent of women survived than men or children.
    C. All of the women survived. D. None of the men survived.
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  4.   Use the circle graph below that shows what kids aged 8 to 18 would bring to a desert island. What percent of kids chose either TV or video games?
   
    A. 30% B. 100%
    C. 50% D. 13%
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  5.   The line graph shows the average daily temperature for a city. Predict the average temperature in the city for Saturday.
   
    A. 43°F B. 37°F
    C. 46°F D. 0°F
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  6.   In a stem-and-leaf plot, ______.
    A. a key is used to describe what the numbers in the plot represent.
    B. 0 can never be a stem
    C. the stems are on the right side and the leaves are on the left side
    D. 0 can never be a leaf
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  7.   Refer to the stem-and-leaf plot below.
   
    A. Sixty is the greatest number in the data set.
    B. Five numbers are represented in the stem-and-leaf plot.
    C. Four numbers are represented in the stem-and-leaf plot.
    D. Most of the numbers fall between 30 and 49.
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  8.   Which number describes the spread of a set of data?
    A. range B. mode
    C. mean D. median
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  9.   Is the graph below misleading?
   
    A. Yes, because there are no labels on either scale. B. cannot tell from the graph
    C. Yes, because bar graphs are usually misleading. D. no
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  10.   The bar graph below shows the number of people in Lisa's class with each pet preference. What conclusion can be made from the graph?
   
    A. Dogs are the best pets in the world. B. About 40 people in Lisa's class prefer fish.
    C. More people in Lisa's class prefer cats than dogs. D. More people in Lisa's class prefer cats to fish.
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  11.   For the circle graph below, what did most students choose as their favorite candy?
   
    A. chocolate B. hard candy
    C. sour candy D. other
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  12.   Minya has started a summer reading program for herself, to improve her reading speed. After reading 1,000 pages, she begins to graph her progress. Predict Minya's reading speed after reading 5,000 pages of various books.
   
    A. 100 words per minute B. 300 words per minute
    C. 400 words per minute D. 200 words per minutes
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  13.   The number of points a basketball team scored in eight different games is listed in the table shown. Which of the following scores represents the mean score?
   
    A. 72 B. 75
    C. 70 D. 73
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  14.   Which statement best describes how the outlier affects the mean of the data set shown?
   
    A. The outlier causes the mean to be much less in value than the other values in the data set. B. The outlier does not affect the mean of the data.
    C. The outlier causes the mean to be slightly greater in value than the other values in the data set. D. The outlier causes the mean to be much greater in value than the other values in the data set.
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  15.   Which of the following numbers is the range of the data set {125, 156, 190, 135, 105, 115, 155}?
    A. 95 B. 135
    C. 85 D. 75
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  16.   Jocelyn’s test scores for her first five tests of the school year are listed in the table. Which graph makes it appear that the test scores increased more rapidly?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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