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Five people donated to a charity. One donated $101 and the other four people donated $1 each. Which is not a misleading statement? |
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The median is $1, and it adequately reflectes the data. |
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The mean is $21, and it adequately reflects the data. |
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The mode is $1, and it adequately reflects the data. |
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The mean, median, and mode do not adequately describe the data. |
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According to the graphs shown, which statement is true? |
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The graphs are both misleading. |
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Both graphs present the same information accurately. |
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The first graph is misleading. |
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The second graph is misleading. |
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The table shows seven different companies and their prices for car detailing. Company A claims to have prices that are less than the prices of most of their competitors. Is this an accurate statement? Why? |
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No, Company A's price is equal to those of most of the other companies. |
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No, Company A's price is lower than the mode, but higher than the prices of the 4 other companies. |
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Not Enough Information Given |
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Yes, more companies charge $93 than any other price. |
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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 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 |
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median |
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range |
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mode |
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mean |
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