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

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

  3.   Which statistic reveals the least about the increase in the following average gasoline prices for seven consecutive weeks?
$1.05, $1.05, $1.05, $1.55, $1.65, $1.75, $2.00
    A. median B. mean
    C. range D. mode
    Hint

  4.   Which is not a reason that measures of central tendency for a set of data can be misleading?
    A. inaccurate data B. outliers in the data
    C. incomplete data D. too much data
    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 B; the months are not ordered from least to greatest cost.
    B. Graph A; there is no break in the vertical scale, the cost of heating the house in December and February are about the same.
    C. 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.
    D. Graph A; the months are not ordered from greatest to least cost.
    Hint



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