1.   You are about to conduct a survey on Internet usage of the students in your school. From the different types of questions you might ask of the students, which one would not be related to your survey.
    A. How much time do the students typically spend on the Internet each day?
    B. Do students have a computer at home?
    C. Do boys and girls like different Internet activities?
    D. What are the students' favorite activities on the Internet?
    Hint

  2.   What type of graph would you use if you were comparing data for two groups?
    A. histogram B. double bar graph
    C. pictograph D. bar graph
    Hint

  3.   What data would you display using a stacked bar graph?
    A. the number of computers in a classroom
    B. the number of commuter trains leaving the station at 7:00 A.M. and at 7:30 A.M.
    C. the number of sunny and cloudy days in January, February, and March
    D. the number of colors in a set of markers
    Hint

  4.   The following Chapter 6 test scores, out of 100 points, were taken from the fourth period class. Which type of graph would you not want to use to display the results?
86, 79, 92, 96, 88, 85, 80, 88, 83, 77, 81, 72, 90, 69, 89
    A. stacked bar graph B. stem-and-leaf-plot
    C. histogram D. line plot
    Hint

  5.   The stacked bar graph shows the number of wins each of three intramural hockey teams had in four consecutive years. Which team had the biggest change in the number of wins in back-to-back seasons?
   
    A. Hawks, 1997–1998 B. Cheetahs, 1999–2000
    C. Bears, 1999–2000 D. Cheetahs, 1998–1999
    Hint



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