1.   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?
   
    A. 6,213 B. 5,212
    C. 4,613 D. 5,721
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  2.  
    A. B.
    C. D. no solution
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  3.   How large is each interval in the histogram below?
   
    A. 500 B. 100
    C. 1,000 D. 200
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  4.   From the histogram below, which age interval had the most attendees?
   
    A. 60-64 B. 45-49
    C. 55-59 D. 50-54
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  5.   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?
    A. 100° B. 94°
    C. 98° D. 96°
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  6.   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?
    A. 118° B. 116°
    C. 122° D. 120°
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  7.   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?
    A. circle graph B. scatter plot
    C. histogram D. line plot
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  8.   Which type of display is most appropriate for showing scores on a standardized exam in a particular city?
    A. histogram B. scatter plot
    C. line plot D. bar graph
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  9.   Use the data set {1, 7, 3, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 3, 2}. Find the mode.
    A. 3 B. 4
    C. 2 D. 5
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  10.   Which measure of central tendency is most representative of the data?
1, 3, 17, 20, 4, 3, 18, 1, 2, 19
    A. median B. mode
    C. range D. mean
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  11.   Find the interquartile range of the data.
68, 15, 55, 5, 66, 42, 51, 12, 23
    A. 42 B. 60.5
    C. 47 D. 63
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  12.   Find all outliers for the data.
90, 95, 83, 101, 123, 57, 81, 88, 92
    A. 57 B. none
    C. 57 and 123 D. 123
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  13.   Which statement about the data represented by the box-and-whisker plot is not true?
   
    A. Half of the data is between 50 and 56. B. One fourth of the data is between 62 and 80.
    C. The top half of the data is more spread out than the bottom half of the data. D. The interquartile range is 6.
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  14.   Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true.
   
    A. The average monthly temperatures of New Orleans are not as varied as the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis.
    B. Half of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis are less than the lowest average monthly temperature of New Orleans.
    C. The interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of New Orleans is greater than the interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis.
    D. 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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  15.   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?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   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%
    A. mean B. mode
    C. range D. median
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