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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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5,721 |
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5,212 |
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4,613 |
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How large is each interval in the histogram below? |
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200 |
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1,000 |
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500 |
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100 |
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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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55-59 |
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60-64 |
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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 lower quartile of the data. |
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14 |
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10 |
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17 |
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26 |
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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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scatter plot |
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line plot |
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histogram |
D. |
circle graph |
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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 median of the data. |
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$2.75 |
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$3.25 |
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$3.50 |
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$3.00 |
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Which type of display is most appropriate to show the population of the United States over a series of ten-year intervals? |
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Scatter Plot |
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Circle Graph |
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Line Plot |
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Histogram |
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Find the median of –11.1, -10.9, -11 , -11 , -10 , -10.5, -11.25. |
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-11.1 |
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-11 |
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-10.5 |
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-10.9 |
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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? |
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The area of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan is about of the total area of the Great Lakes. |
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The area of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie is about of the total area of the Great Lakes. |
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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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The area of Lake Superior and Lake Huron is a little more than of the total area of the Great Lakes. |
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The circle graph indicates the number of children each president of the United States had. Which statement is not true? |
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More than of the presidents had 1, 2, 3, or 4 children. |
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About of the presidents had 5 or more children. |
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More presidents had no children than those who had 3 or 4 children. |
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More presidents had 1 or 2 children than those with 3 or 4 children. |
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Which measure of central tendency is most representative of the data? 6, 8, 3, 5, 32, 6, 5, 4, 28, 2, 2, 2 |
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mean |
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mode |
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range |
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median |
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Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data? 51, 33, 50, 33, 33, 44, 36, 42 |
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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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The graphs show the same information about the number of various types of radio stations in the United States. Which graph shows the information with the least amount of distortion? |
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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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