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.
mean
C.
standard deviation
D.
median
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.
standard deviation
B.
mode
C.
mean
D.
median
Hint
3.
Why is the graph misleading?
A.
Scale is not at even intervals.
B.
Months are out of order.
C.
Scale should be smaller.
D.
The dimensions other than height have changed.
Hint
4.
Why is the graph misleading?
A.
Bars appear to have cut in half.
B.
Scale is not at even intervals.
C.
Color is misleading.
D.
Months are out of order.
Hint
5.
How could the graph be changed so it is not misleading?
A.
Write out the entire names of the months.
B.
Change the graph from vertical to horizontal.
C.
Make the graph start at 0 to see all of the bars.
D.
Change the color.
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