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For the questions taken from a survey below, which one would be useful to include a graph with the answer to the question? |
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What are the students' favorite pizza toppings? |
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Do students like pineapple on their pizza? |
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How many students have ever made pizza by themselves? |
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Do students tend to have pizza delivered? |
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What statistical measure(s) would you use if you wanted to know the answer to this question on a survey: What are the students' favorite sports? |
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all answers are correct |
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mean |
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mode |
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median |
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What data would you display using a stacked bar graph? |
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the number of commuter trains leaving the station at 7:00 A.M. and at 7:30 A.M. |
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the number of colors in a set of markers |
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the number of sunny and cloudy days in January, February, and March |
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the number of computers in a classroom |
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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 |
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histogram |
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stem-and-leaf-plot |
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stacked bar graph |
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line plot |
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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? |
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Cheetahs, 1999–2000 |
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Hawks, 1997–1998 |
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Cheetahs, 1998–1999 |
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Bears, 1999–2000 |
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