1.
Which is the correct box-and-whisker plot for the quiz scores?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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2.
Which type of display is most appropriate for showing the ages of workers and their annual income?
A.
circle graph
B.
line plot
C.
scatter plot
D.
histogram
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3.
A set of counters is numbered 1, 2, 3, …, 12. Suppose you draw one counter without looking. What is the probability of choosing a number less than 4?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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4.
A marketing company is conducting a survey to determine America's most popular professional football team. Where would they be most likely to obtain a random sample?
A.
by calling people from around the country on the telephone
B.
at a Cleveland Browns game
C.
in front of the White House
D.
Chicago's O'Hare Airport
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5.
Suppose you want to determine the favorite food of students in your school. Which would
not
provide a random sample?
A.
surveying every tenth student on the school roster
B.
surveying three students from each homeroom class
C.
surveying customers at a nearby hamburger stand
D.
surveying every fifth student to enter the school in the morning
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6.
Suppose you have a bag of numbered blocks 1–12. What is the probability of drawing a block with a prime number?
A.
B.
, or
C.
, or
D.
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7.
Find the fair game.
A.
Serena and Allie have two chips. One is red on one side and blue on the other side. The other chip is red on one side and green on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if both chips match. Allie scores one point if the chips don't match.
B.
Serena and Allie have two chips. One is red on both sides and one is red on one side and blue on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if both chips match. Allie scores one point if the chips don't match.
C.
Serena and Allie have two chips. Both chips are red on one side and blue on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if a chip shows red. Allie scores one point if a chip shows blue.
D.
Serena and Allie have two chips. One is red on both sides and one is red on one side and blue on the other side. Each girl tosses a chip. Serena scores one point if a chip shows red. Allie scores one point if a chip shows blue.
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8.
Find the fair game.
A.
Jody and Mitch each flip a coin. Jody scores two points if the coins are the same. Mitch scores one point if the coins are different.
B.
Jody and Mitch each flip a coin. Jody scores one point if the coins are the same. Mitch scores two points if the coins are different.
C.
Jody and Mitch each flip a coin. Jody scores one point if the coins are the same. Mitch scores one point if the coins are different.
D.
Jody and Mitch each flip a coin. Jody scores three points if the coins are the same. Mitch scores two points if the coins are different.
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