Chapter 5 Data

Which answer goes in box 1?

• A collection of data related to a specific topic.
• Factual information that has been collected together.

Which answer goes in box 2?

• A collection of data related to a specific topic.
• Factual information that has been collected together.

A company is considering moving to the state of Ohio, and it needs to determine if there will be enough workers available to fill jobs. After considering the information in the chart, what would most likely be their response?

• eager
• cautious

Which term describes Ohio’s population growth?

• slowly increasing
• negative
• declining

How should Ohio’s steel manufacturers feel about the trend shown in this table?

• great, because steel is playing a bigger role in Ohio’s economy
• confident, because foreign suppliers of steel cannot keep these sales up
• worried, because Ohio companies keep buying more steel from abroad

What conclusion is supported by the data set in this table?

• The country’s rice crop was hit by disease that also struck the population.
• The country’s population is growing faster than the supply of rice to feed it.
• The country has decided to become a rice exporter to help its growing population.

Which conclusion can be drawn from this data set?

• Factory wages have stopped growing, as has the national average.
• Factory wages are growing, but not as fast as the national average.
• Factory wages started out behind the national average but now exceed it.

Then choose the correct word to complete number 1.

• increased
• decreased

Then choose the correct word to complete number 2.

• increased
• decreased

Then choose the correct word to complete number 3.

• increased
• decreased