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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 |
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median |
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mode |
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mean |
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range |
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Which is not a reason that measures of central tendency for a set of data can be misleading? |
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incomplete data |
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outliers in the data |
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too much data |
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inaccurate data |
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Which statistic gives the most meaningful information about what price you should expect to pay for a certain baseball bat if the following data are a set of prices at different stores for the bat. {10, 10, 10, 10, 10.50, 11, 12, 14, 18}. |
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mean |
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mode |
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range |
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median |
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If you have taken five English tests this quarter and received scores of 72, 72, 93, 94, and 95, what misleading statistic could you use to make your grades look better than they are? |
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median |
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range |
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mean |
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mode |
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The line graph shows the average price of gas for one recent month in Austin, Texas. Why is the graph misleading? |
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It shows that the highest price occurred at the beginning of the month and the lowest price occurred at the end of the month. |
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The horizontal scale is missing the odd-numbered days. |
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It shows that price of gas changed dramatically during the month. |
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The vertical axis is not labeled. |
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