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

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

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

  4.   How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading?
   
    A. Change the graph from vertical to horizontal. B. Color should be added.
    C. Diameters of the cans should be the same. D. The scale should start at 0.
    Hint

  5.   Why is the graph misleading?
   
    A. Color is misleading. B. Months are out of order.
    C. Bars appear to have cut in half. D. Scale is not at even intervals.
    Hint



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