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You have scores of 62, 75, and 90 on three of your history exams. What do you need to get on your fourth exam for a mean of 80? |
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80 |
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100 |
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C. |
93 |
D. |
97 |
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Use the flowchart to backtrack and find the solution. |
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A. |
7 |
B. |
9 |
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18 |
D. |
8 |
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3. |
Which scatter plot shows that x and y have a negative correlation? |
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A. |
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B. |
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D. |
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4. |
The least number of children fall in which interval? |
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0-14 months |
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30-44 months |
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15-29 months |
D. |
cannot be determined |
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5. |
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? |
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mode |
B. |
mean |
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median |
D. |
standard deviation |
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Which measure of variation does not depend on the mean? |
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variance |
B. |
range |
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C. |
standard deviation |
D. |
mode |
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7. |
What kind of sampling is represented if dentists from random areas of the city are asked about their favorite toothpaste? |
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Convenience Sampling |
B. |
Random Sampling |
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Systematic Sampling |
D. |
Cluster Sampling |
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8. |
To ensure healthy food, every tenth item is checked. What kind of sample is this? |
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Systematic Sampling |
B. |
Random Sampling |
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Cluster Sampling |
D. |
Convenience Sampling |
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9. |
Find the mode of {2, 4, 14, 2, 12, 10, 4, 14, 2}. |
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14 |
B. |
2 |
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4 |
D. |
No mode |
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10. |
What is the range of the stem-and-leaf plot? |
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67 |
B. |
77 |
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84 |
D. |
71 |
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What is the mode of the number of rainy days each month? |
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A. |
5 |
B. |
6 |
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8 |
D. |
7 |
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12. |
What is the mode of the number of above-temperature days each month? |
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8 |
B. |
6 |
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5 |
D. |
2 |
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Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the third quartile of Exam B? |
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88 |
B. |
90 |
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C. |
95 |
D. |
50 |
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Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the first quartile of Exam B? |
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75 |
B. |
83 |
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C. |
72 |
D. |
63 |
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What is the third quartile of {2, 5, 13, 21, 29}? |
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27 |
B. |
18 |
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C. |
25 |
D. |
20 |
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16. |
Find the interquartile range of {61, 65, 65, 66, 72, 75, 77, 79, 81, 85, 89, 92, 99}. |
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35 |
B. |
21.5 |
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C. |
77 |
D. |
25 |
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17. |
What appears to happen in the graph? |
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Sales have slightly increased. |
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Sales have cut in half each month. |
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C. |
Sales have doubled each month. |
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Sales have dropped. |
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18. |
Why is the graph misleading? |
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The dimensions other than height have changed. |
B. |
Scale is not at even intervals. |
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C. |
Scale should be smaller. |
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Months are out of order. |
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19. |
How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading? |
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Change the graph from vertical to horizontal. |
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Change the vertical scale so that the maximum value is 100. |
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C. |
Diameters of the cans should be the same. |
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Color should be added. |
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20. |
How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading? |
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Make the graph start at 0 to see all of the bars. |
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Write out the entire names of the months. |
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Change the color. |
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Change the graph from vertical to horizontal. |
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