1.   The median is the _________ of a set of numbers.
    A. highest number B. middle number
    C. average D. most frequent
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  2.   If the number 178,651 is rounded to 179,000 and plotted on a stem-and-leaf plot as 17|9, how would you display 151,205?
    A. 15|2 B. 1|51
    C. 15|1 D. 151|2
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  3.   Which relationship would most likely have a positive correlation?
    A. the rate at which a train travels, and the time it takes for it to reach its destination.
    B. the number of miles driven, and the number of gallons of gas in the car.
    C. the amount of memory in computer, and the number of keys on the keyboard.
    D. the number of tickets sold for a baseball game, and the number of hotdogs sold at the game.
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  4.   The circle graph shows the percent of Ms. Jackson's students who earned an ''A'' for each of the four grading periods during a school year. If Ms. Jackson taught 150 total students, how many students earned an ''A'' during the fourth quarter?
   
    A. 60 B. 27
    C. 15 D. 48
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  5.   Rico took a survey to find out the number of family members in each of his classmates' households. The results of the survey are shown in the graph. How many total people responded to the survey?
   
    A. 90 B. 85
    C. 100 D. 95
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  6.   Rico took a survey to find out the number of family members in each of his classmates' households. The results of the survey are shown in the graph. How many more students said they have 4 family members in their household than 5?
   
    A. 10 B. 20
    C. 15 D. 5
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  7.   What is implied when it is said that x and y have a positive correlation?
    A. When the value of x increases, the value of y increases.
    B. When the value of x decreases, the value of y does not necessarily increase or decrease.
    C. When the value of x increases, the value of y does not necessarily increase or decrease.
    D. When the value of x increases, the value of y decreases.
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  8.   What is implied when it is said that x and y have no correlation?
    A. When the value of x increases, the value of y does not necessarily increase or decrease.
    B. When the value of x increases, the value of y increases.
    C. When the value of x increases, the value of y decreases.
    D. When the value of x decreases, the value of y decreases.
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  9.   In a factory, every tenth product out of 200 is quality tested. What kind of sampling is represented?
    A. Cluster Sampling B. Convenience Sampling
    C. Random Sampling D. Systematic Sampling
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  10.   What kind of sampling is represented by putting 50 names in a hat and drawing 5 of the names?
    A. Cluster Sampling B. Random Sampling
    C. Convenience Sampling D. Systematic Sampling
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  11.   Which club has the lowest total membership?
   
    A. Chess B. Science
    C. Yearbook D. Computer
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  12.   Which value occurs the most often?
   
    A. 99 B. 77
    C. 84 D. 71
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  13.   Find any outliers in the data shown in the stem-and-leaf plot.
   
    A. 55 B. 10
    C. 38 D. 40
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  14.   Based on the stem-and-leaf plot, what is the mode?
   
    A. 93 B. 74
    C. 91 D. 62
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  15.   If the average person in Australia consumes 125 pounds of fish a year, how many fish symbols on the pictograph are needed to represent this number?
    A. 125 fish B. 12 fish
    C. 12 fish D. 10 fish
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  16.   The frequency table shows the results of a survey taken in a high school classroom. How many more students chose Adventure over Drama?
   
    A. 11 B. 24
    C. 2 D. 5
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  17.   Using the line graph, between which two months was the biggest decrease in average gas price?
   
    A. January-February B. October-November
    C. August-September D. November-December
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  18.   What percent of data does the box in a box-and-whisker plot represent?
    A. 100% B. 25%
    C. 75% D. 50%
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  19.   Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the third quartile of Exam B?
   
    A. 50 B. 95
    C. 90 D. 88
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  20.   Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the least value of the data for exam A?
   
    A. 45 B. 65
    C. 50 D. 83
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