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The table lists the sales of the top two candy makers in the United States for the years 1999 and 2000. In a matrix for the data, which number belongs in column 2, row 1? |
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6,213 |
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5,212 |
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4,613 |
D. |
5,721 |
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no solution |
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How large is each interval in the histogram below? |
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500 |
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100 |
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1,000 |
D. |
200 |
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From the histogram below, which age interval had the most attendees? |
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60-64 |
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45-49 |
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55-59 |
D. |
50-54 |
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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. In a circle graph of this data, how many degrees are allowed for housing? |
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100° |
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94° |
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98° |
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96° |
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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. How many degrees are allowed for miscellaneous in a circle graph of this data? |
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118° |
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116° |
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122° |
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120° |
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Which types of display is most appropriate for showing the data for coffee prices with ratings of V for very good, and F for fair? |
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circle graph |
B. |
scatter plot |
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histogram |
D. |
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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histogram |
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scatter plot |
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line plot |
D. |
bar graph |
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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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3 |
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4 |
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2 |
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5 |
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Which measure of central tendency is most representative of the data? 1, 3, 17, 20, 4, 3, 18, 1, 2, 19 |
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median |
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mode |
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range |
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mean |
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Find the interquartile range of the data. 68, 15, 55, 5, 66, 42, 51, 12, 23 |
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42 |
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60.5 |
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47 |
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63 |
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Find all outliers for the data. 90, 95, 83, 101, 123, 57, 81, 88, 92 |
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57 |
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none |
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57 and 123 |
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123 |
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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 50 and 56. |
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One fourth of the data is between 62 and 80. |
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The top half of the data is more spread out than the bottom half of the data. |
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The interquartile range is 6. |
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Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true. |
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The average monthly temperatures of New Orleans are not as varied as the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis. |
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Half of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis are less than the lowest average monthly temperature of New Orleans. |
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The interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of New Orleans is greater than the interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis. |
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The median of the average monthly temperatures of New Orleans is equal to the upper quartile of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis. |
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The graphs show the same information about the number of species at two major zoos. Which graph shows the information with the least amount of distortion? |
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The test grades for 12 students are listed below. Which average would the student who received 84% use when telling his parents about how well he did on the test? 96%, 96%, 96%, 96%, 88%, 86%, 84%. 82%. 78%, 74%, 72%, 54% |
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mean |
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mode |
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range |
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median |
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