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. median B. mean
    C. standard deviation 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. standard deviation B. median
    C. mean D. mode
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  3.   In the set of data
{113, 146, 146, 154, 157, 170, 181},
which measure of central tendency has the highest value? What is the value?
    A. mode, 146 B. mean, 178
    C. median, 154 D. mean, 152
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  4.   What appears to happen in the graph?
   
    A. Sales have doubled each month.. B. Sales have cut in half each month..
    C. Sales have slightly increased. D. Sales have dropped.
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  5.   How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading?
   
    A. Change the graph from vertical to horizontal. B. Diameters of the cans should be the same.
    C. Color should be added. D. The scale should start at 0.
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