Interpreting Data

Which of the following questions will result in numerical data?

• How many inches of rain fell each month this year?

• What are the 2nd grade teachers favorite kinds of ice cream?

• What hobbies do the 1st graders like to do?

• How many minutes did you read each night this week?

How many mountain bikes were sold?

• 22

• 28

• 16

• 6

How many students spent 7 hours doing homework that week?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 6

What type of graph is this?

• line graph

• bar graph

• picture graph

• color graph

How many people have two or less books in their desk?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

How many more people have purple for a favorite color than red?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

How many people like either mushroom or pepperoni the best?

• 1

• 20

• 50

• 100

What is the dependent variable on the graph (y-axis)?

• Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales

• Bicycles Sold

• Types of Bicycles

What is the mode of the scores? (the one that occurs most often)

• 24

• 14

• 34

• 30

Use the dot plots to compare the number of raffle tickets sold by boys and girls during a school fundraiser. Which plot has an outlier?

• Girls

• Boys

• both plots

• neither plot