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. no solution
    C. D.
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  3.   From the histogram below, which age interval had the most attendees?
   
    A. 55-59 B. 60-64
    C. 50-54 D. 45-49
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  4.   Over 11 consecutive days, Jim did the following number of pushups. 7, 8, 10, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 17, 19, 33. Use the data to find any outliers if they exist.
    A. 19 and 33 B. 7
    C. 33 D. none exist
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  5.   Which type of graph is most appropriate to display the number of Presidents born in each state?
    A. circle graph B. histogram
    C. bar graph D. scatter plot
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  6.   Use the data set {1, 7, 3, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 3, 2}. Find the median.
    A. 3 B. 4
    C. 2.5 D. 3.5
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  7.   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 interquartile range.
    A. $1.25 B. $1.50
    C. $0.50 D. $0.75
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  8.   Which graph is most appropriate to show the number of each letter grade the members of a class earned on a test?
    A. Bar Graph B. Scatter Plot
    C. Circle Graph D. Table
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  9.   The histogram shows the record high temperatures for the fifty states. Which interval includes half the number of the states?
   
    A. 120-134 B. 100-109
    C. 110-119 D. 105-114
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  10.   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?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   The circle graph compares the area of each of the Great Lakes to the total area of the Great Lakes. Which statement is not true?
   
    A. The area of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan is about of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    B. The area of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie is about of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    C. The area of Lake Superior and Lake Huron is a little more than of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    D. The area of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie is a little less than of the total area of the Great Lakes.
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  12.   Which measure of central tendency is most representative of the data?
1, 3, 17, 20, 4, 3, 18, 1, 2, 19
    A. median B. range
    C. mean D. mode
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  13.   Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
98, 77, 85, 88, 82, 83, 87
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
32, 30, 28, 65, 25, 50, 27, 25, 41, 38
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  15.   The amounts of the commissions of the sales associates for a company are listed below. Which average would the company use to encourage a new person to sell for the company?
$24,000, $24,000, $31,000, $33,000, $35,000, $65,000, $65,000, $71,000
    A. mean B. median
    C. mode D. range
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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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