1.
A baseball owner is trying to convince people that he is spending too much on his players. He is paying 10 of them $1 million, 8 of them $2 million, and 3 of them $15 million. To support his case, which measure of central tendency should he use?
A.
standard deviation
B.
median
C.
mean
D.
mode
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2.
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.
mean
B.
median
C.
mode
D.
standard deviation
Hint
3.
Which measure of variation does not depend on the mean?
A.
mode
B.
range
C.
variance
D.
standard deviation
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4.
What appears to happen in the graph?
A.
Production has doubled each month.
B.
Production has decreased slightly.
C.
Production increased each month.
D.
Production dropped in half each month.
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5.
Why is the graph misleading?
A.
Color is misleading.
B.
Scale is not at even intervals.
C.
Months are out of order.
D.
Bars appear to have cut in half.
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