Mastering Data and Graphs

Given a line graph showing the monthly sales of a store over a year, which month had the highest sales?

• January

• June

• December

• September

A scatter plot shows the relationship between hours studied and exam scores for a group of students. What type of correlation does the data likely show?

• Positive

• Negative

• No correlation

• Cannot be determined without more information

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When creating a bar graph to show the favorite sports of students in a school, what should be placed on the x-axis?

• Number of students

• Names of sports

• Grade levels

• School departments

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A histogram displays the distribution of test scores for a math exam. If there is a large gap between two bars, what does this indicate?

• An outlier in the data

• A mistake in the data collection

• A gap in the distribution of scores

• The most common score range

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In a pie chart representing the market share of five companies, which graphical feature helps to identify the company with the largest market share?

• The color of the slice

• The size of the slice

• The label on the slice

• The position of the slice

A line graph shows the population growth of a city over ten years. If the line has a steep slope upwards, what does this indicate about the population growth?

• It was constant

• It decreased

• It increased rapidly

• It increased slightly

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When analyzing a box plot, what does a point far away from the rest of the data typically indicate?

• A median value

• An outlier

• The maximum value

• The minimum value

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Given a table of data showing the average temperature for each month, which type of graph would best display this information?

• Pie chart

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Scatter plot

If a scatter plot shows data points that are closely clustered together along a line that slopes downward, what does this suggest about the relationship between the two variables being plotted?

• Strong positive correlation

• Strong negative correlation

• No correlation

• Weak negative correlation

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When creating a histogram of ages at a community center, why is it important to choose appropriate bin sizes?

• To ensure the histogram fits on one page

• To accurately reflect the distribution of ages

• To make the histogram colorful

• To use up all the data

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