Misleading Graphs & Stats

The graph shows the results of a survey to determine student's favorite pets. Why is this graph misleading?

• The slices are the wrong color
• The slices are not the correct size
• The percents do not add up to 100
• Not misleading

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

The table lists five counties with the largest area in Texas. Find the mean.

• 23,197
• 4,639.4
• 4,571

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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CCSS.6.NS.B.2

What is misleading about this graph?
**choose the best answer

• Nothing is misleading about this graph.
• The democrats are too high.
• The y-axis does not start at zero, so it makes the democrats look much higher than the other two parties.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 99 was the highest score on the test.
• More students received a 94 than any other score
• No student scored below a 50
• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Identify the outlier for the given data?
23, 34, 27, 7, 30, 26, 28, 31, 34

• 7
• 23
• 31
• 34

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

The Table above shows the points scored by the JV basketball team in their first seven games. Calculate the mean, median, and mode. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the best?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

What is misleading about this data?

• there is nothing misleading about fruit
• the bars are too wide
• there is a break in the y-axis which shouldn't be there
• There are no colors

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

How many total people took the survey?

• 50
• 150
• 100
• 200

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5