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From the histogram below, which age interval had the most attendees? |
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45-49 |
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50-54 |
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60-64 |
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55-59 |
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Which of the following describes the best use of the circle graph? |
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It shows only the parts of the data that add to 50%. |
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It represents frequency. |
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It compares parts of a set of data to the whole set. |
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It is a comparison graph that shows one value compared to a second value. |
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The heights in inches of 10 senior boys are 64, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 73, 73, 73, and 74. Find the mean of the heights. |
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70.0 in. |
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69.9 in. |
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69.8 in. |
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69.7 in. |
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The heights in inches of 10 senior boys are 64, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 73, 73, 73, and 74. Find the mode of the heights. |
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71.5 in. |
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74 in. |
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73 in. |
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69.5 in. |
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Which type of graph is most appropriate for displaying the proposed budget for a family if the budget includes six categories? |
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circle graph |
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histogram |
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scatter plot |
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line plot |
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Which type of display is most appropriate for showing scores on a standardized exam in a particular city? |
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bar graph |
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line plot |
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scatter plot |
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histogram |
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The price for packs of bottled water at a grocery store over a nine week period was as follows: $3.25, $3.00, $3.50, $3.75, $3.25, $3.00, $2.50, $3.00, $2.75. Find the range of the data. |
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$0.50 |
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$1.00 |
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$0.75 |
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$1.25 |
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The table shows seven different companies and their prices for car detailing. Company A claims to have prices that are less than the prices of most of their competitors. Is this an accurate statement? Why? |
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Yes, more companies charge $93 than any other price. |
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No, Company A's price is equal to those of most of the other companies. |
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No, Company A's price is lower than the mode, but higher than the prices of the 4 other companies. |
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Not Enough Information Given |
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The histograms show the number of building above 400 feet in Minneapolis and Pittsburg. Which statement is true? |
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Pittsburg has more buildings 600 feet and taller than Minneapolis has. |
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Pittsburg has more buildings 400 feet and taller than Minneapolis has. |
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Minneapolis has more buildings 500 feet or taller than Pittsburg has. |
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Minneapolis has more buildings between 500 and 699 feet tall than Pittsburg has. |
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The school store is selling T-shirts in red, white, grey, and blue. The graph at the right shows how many of each color the store has sold. Which circle graph also represents this information? |
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Find all outliers for the data. 90, 95, 83, 101, 123, 57, 81, 88, 92 |
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none |
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57 and 123 |
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123 |
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57 |
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Which statement about the data represented by the box-and-whisker plot is not true? |
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Half of the data is between 36 and 48. |
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The range of the data is 26. |
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The data has one outlier. |
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The data in the first quartile is more spread out than the data in the other quartiles. |
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Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true. |
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The youngest member of the club is a woman. |
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The median of the men’s ages is greater than the median of the women’s ages. |
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The interquartile range of the men’s ages is greater than the interquartile range of the women’s ages. |
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The range of the men’s ages is greater than the range of the women’s ages. |
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The graphs show the same information about the average cost of a house in Anaheim, California, and Miami, Florida. Which graph shows the information with the least amount of distortion? |
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