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. 5,721
    C. 5,212 D. 4,613
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  2.   How large is each interval in the histogram below?
   
    A. 200 B. 1,000
    C. 500 D. 100
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  3.   From the histogram below, which age interval had the most attendees?
   
    A. 45-49 B. 50-54
    C. 55-59 D. 60-64
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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. Find the lower quartile of the data.
    A. 14 B. 10
    C. 17 D. 26
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  5.   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. scatter plot B. line plot
    C. histogram D. circle graph
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  6.  
    A. B.
    C. D.
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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 median of the data.
    A. $2.75 B. $3.25
    C. $3.50 D. $3.00
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  8.   Which type of display is most appropriate to show the population of the United States over a series of ten-year intervals?
    A. Scatter Plot B. Circle Graph
    C. Line Plot D. Histogram
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  9.   Find the median of –11.1, -10.9, -11, -11, -10, -10.5, -11.25.
    A. -11.1 B. -11
    C. -10.5 D. -10.9
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  10.   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 Ontario and Lake Erie is a little less than of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    D. 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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  11.   The circle graph indicates the number of children each president of the United States had. Which statement is not true?
   
    A. More than of the presidents had 1, 2, 3, or 4 children.
    B. About of the presidents had 5 or more children.
    C. More presidents had no children than those who had 3 or 4 children.
    D. More presidents had 1 or 2 children than those with 3 or 4 children.
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  12.   Which measure of central tendency is most representative of the data?
6, 8, 3, 5, 32, 6, 5, 4, 28, 2, 2, 2
    A. mean B. mode
    C. range D. median
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  13.   Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
51, 33, 50, 33, 33, 44, 36, 42
    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 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?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   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?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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