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.
standard deviation
B.
mean
C.
median
D.
mode
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2.
Why is the graph misleading?
A.
The dimensions other than height have changed.
B.
Scale should be smaller.
C.
Months are out of order.
D.
Scale is not at even intervals.
Hint
3.
How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading?
A.
Change the vertical scale so that the maximum value is 100.
B.
Color should be added.
C.
Diameters of the cans should be the same.
D.
Change the graph from vertical to horizontal.
Hint
4.
What appears to happen in the graph?
A.
Production increased each month.
B.
Production has decreased slightly.
C.
Production has doubled each month.
D.
Production dropped in half each month.
Hint
5.
Why is the graph misleading?
A.
Scale is not at even intervals.
B.
Bars appear to have cut in half.
C.
Months are out of order.
D.
Color is misleading.
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