1.   A graph is misleading if ______.
    A. it is a line graph with years labeled on the horizontal axis B. there are no labels on either scale
    C. it is a bar graph D. it has a title
    Hint

  2.   Which statistic is misleading in the following set of test scores?
2, 85, 87, 88, 89
    A. median B. mean
    C. upper quartile D. mode
    Hint

  3.   Which statistic gives the most accurate information for the following set of test scores?
2, 85, 87, 88, 89
    A. mode B. mean
    C. median D. range
    Hint

  4.   An automobile dealer wants to sell a certain car for $20,000. If three other dealers in town are selling the same car for $15,000, $15,000, and $30,000, which measure of central should the car dealer use to describe this data to his customers?
    A. mode B. median
    C. range D. mean
    Hint

  5.   Both bar graphs show the amount it costs to heat a two-story house during the winter. Which graph is misleading? Explain.
   
    A. Graph A; the months are not ordered from greatest to least cost.
    B. Graph B; the months are not ordered from least to greatest cost.
    C. Graph A; there is no break in the vertical scale, the cost of heating the house in December and February are about the same.
    D. Graph B; there is a break in the vertical scale, the cost of heating the house in January appears to be much greater than heating the house in November.
    Hint



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