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A graph is misleading if ______. |
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it has a title |
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it is a bar graph |
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it is a line graph with years labeled on the horizontal axis |
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there are no labels on either scale |
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Which statistic is misleading in the following set of test scores? 2, 85, 87, 88, 89 |
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upper quartile |
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mode |
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median |
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mean |
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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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range |
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mean |
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mode |
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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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range |
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mode |
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median |
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mean |
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Both bar graphs show the amount it costs to heat a two-story house during the winter. Which graph is misleading? Explain. |
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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. |
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Graph A; the months are not ordered from greatest to least cost. |
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Graph B; the months are not ordered from least to greatest cost. |
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Graph A; there is no break in the vertical scale, the cost of heating the house in December and February are about the same. |
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