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The Carpenter family earns $30,000 a year after taxes. In their budget $8000 is needed for housing, $8000 for food, $4000 towards clothing, and the rest toward miscellaneous expenses. Which circle graph best represents the budget data? |
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To construct a circle graph, which is the proper sequence of steps? |
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Determine the degrees for each sector. Next, use a protractor to draw each sector. Finally, write a ratio for each category. |
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Write a ratio for each category. Next, determine the degrees for each sector. Finally, use a protractor to draw each sector. |
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Determine the degrees for each sector. Next, write a ratio for each category. Finally, use a protractor to draw each sector. |
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Use a protractor to draw each sector. Next, determine the degrees for each sector. Finally, write a ratio for each category. |
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Over 11 consecutive days, Jim did the following number of pushups. 7, 8, 10, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 17, 19, 33. Find the interquartile range. |
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33 |
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According to the graphs shown, which statement is true? |
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Both graphs present the same information accurately. |
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The first graph is misleading. |
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The second graph is misleading. |
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The graphs are both misleading. |
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In statistics ______. |
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meaasures of central tendency can be used to mislead |
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leaving values out of data analysis makes the data free of bias |
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graphs cannot be used to mislead |
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data is always presented in a fair and unbiased manner |
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Find the median of 12.3, 13.1,  , 14 , and 14.7. |
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Find  - . |
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Use the data set {1, 7, 3, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 3, 2}. Find the mode. |
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Which graph is most appropriate to show the number of each letter grade the members of a class earned on a test? |
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Scatter Plot |
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Bar Graph |
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Circle Graph |
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Which type of display is most appropriate to show the percentages of each expense for a company's annual report? |
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Histogram |
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Scatter Plot |
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Circle Graph |
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Bar Graph |
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The frequency table shows the ages of the people attending a family reunion. Which histogram correctly and completely shows the data? |
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The histogram shows the record high temperatures for the fifty states. Which interval includes half the number of the states? |
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105-114 |
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120-134 |
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110-119 |
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Find all outliers for the data.
28, 25, 34, 44, 31, 2, 22, 23, 3, 24, 30 |
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2 and 44 |
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Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
98, 77, 85, 88, 82, 83, 87 |
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Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
32, 30, 28, 65, 25, 50, 27, 25, 41, 38 |
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