1.   Baseball players are trying to show that they deserve more money. Their owner is paying 10 of them $1 million, 8 of them $2 million, and 3 of them $15 million. To support their case, which measure of central tendency should they use?
    A. median B. mode
    C. standard deviation D. mean
    Hint

  2.   Which measure of variation does not depend on the mean?
    A. standard deviation B. mode
    C. range D. variance
    Hint

  3.   Why is the graph misleading?
   
    A. Scale is not at even intervals. B. Months are out of order.
    C. Scale should be smaller. D. The dimensions other than height have changed.
    Hint

  4.   How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading?
   
    A. Diameters of the cans should be the same. B. Change the graph from vertical to horizontal.
    C. Color should be added. D. Change the vertical scale so that the maximum value is 100.
    Hint

  5.   Why is the graph misleading?
   
    A. Color is misleading. B. Bars appear to have cut in half.
    C. Scale is not at even intervals. D. Months are out of order.
    Hint



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