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. mean B. median
    C. standard deviation D. mode
    Hint

  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. standard deviation D. mode
    Hint

  3.   What appears to happen in the graph?
   
    A. Sales have doubled each month. B. Sales have slightly increased.
    C. Sales have cut in half each month. D. Sales have dropped.
    Hint

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

  5.   What appears to happen in the graph?
   
    A. Production has decreased slightly. B. Production increased each month.
    C. Production dropped in half each month. D. Production has doubled each month.
    Hint



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