1.   Which statistic is misleading in the following set of test scores?
2, 85, 87, 88, 89
    A. upper quartile B. mode
    C. median D. mean
    Hint

  2.   A realtor is examining data on average home prices in four separate neighborhoods for the past year. Which graph gives the most accurate representation of the home prices in a neighborhood?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    Hint

  3.   An automobile dealer wants to sell a certain car for $20,000. If three other dealers in town are selling the same car for $15,000, $15,000, and $30,000, which measure of central should the car dealer use to describe this data to his customers?
    A. mean B. median
    C. mode D. range
    Hint

  4.   Which of the following is a way in which statistics are made to be misleading?
    A. Outliers on data are brought up and their effects on the measures of central tendency are explained. B. The actual data are shown, and you are allowed to figure out the measures of central tendency on your own.
    C. All three measures of central tendency are presented. D. The scale is altered on a graph.
    Hint

  5.   If you have taken five English tests this quarter and received scores of 72, 72, 93, 94, and 95, what misleading statistic could you use to make your grades look better than they are?
    A. mean B. mode
    C. range D. median
    Hint



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