1.   A frequency table ______.
    A. cannot display more than 100 responses B. cannot have more than two rows
    C. shows the percent of people who do not respond to a survey D. shows the number of times each piece of data occurs
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  2.   The bar graph below shows the percent of Titanic passengers that were saved. What conclusion can be made from the graph?
   
    A. None of the men survived. B. About half of the men survived.
    C. A greater percent of women survived than men or children. D. All of the women survived.
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  3.   The circle graph below shows what kind of media kids aged 8 to 18 would bring to a desert island. What are the two most popular choices?
   
    A. CDs/radio and TV B. computer/internet and video games
    C. video games and TV D. CDs/radio and computer/internet
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  4.   Refer to the stem-and-leaf plot below.
   
    A. Five numbers are represented in the stem-and-leaf plot.
    B. Sixty is the greatest number in the data set.
    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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  5.   The graphs below show the number of people who rode buses from September through February. Use the graphs to choose the best statement.
   
    A. The graphs represent the same data using different scales. B. Graph B shows a more drastic increase in ticket sales.
    C. The graphs represent different data using the same scale. D. Graph A shows a more gradual increase in ticket sales.
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  6.   The table below lists the number of glasses of water that Nawkaw and his friends drink each day. Use the data to determine which statement is false.
   
    A. An interval of 2 is appropriate for the data. B. A scale from 0 to 20 is appropriate for the data.
    C. An interval of 3 is appropriate for the data. D. A scale from 0 to 10 is appropriate for the data.
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  7.   For the circle graph below, what did most students choose as their favorite candy?
   
    A. hard candy B. sour candy
    C. chocolate D. other
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  8.   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. 300 words per minute B. 400 words per minute
    C. 100 words per minute D. 200 words per minutes
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  9.   Determine the stems for the data 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 88, 89, 92.
    A. impossible B. 8
    C. 8, 9 D. 0
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  10.   Which describes the number that appears most often in a set of data?
    A. mode B. range
    C. mean D. median
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  11.   The table shows the cost of a gallon of gasoline at a local gasoline station. Which line graph correctly displays the data given in the table?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   The number of calendars a department store sold in a six-month period is shown in the graph. Which statement gives the best assumption about the calendar sales?
   
    A. Twice as many calendars were purchased in December than in October.
    B. Most calendars were sold towards the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.
    C. The number of calendars sold remained the same throughout the year.
    D. Calendar sales decreased during the end of the year.
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  13.   The cost of ten different portable MP3 players is shown in the table. What is the mean cost?
   
    A. $90 B. $40
    C. $85 D. $100
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  14.   Which statements best describes how the outlier affects the mean of the data set shown?
   
    A. The outlier causes the mean to be much greater in value than the other values in the data set. B. The outlier causes the mean to be slightly greater in value than the other values in the data set.
    C. The outlier does not affect the mean of the data. D. The outlier causes the mean to be much less 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. 75 B. 95
    C. 85 D. 135
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  16.   Identify the measure(s) that would NOT accurately describe the data shown in the table.
   
    A. mode B. mean
    C. median D. median and mean
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