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Irina’s basketball team has a 1 in 6 chance of winning the first-place trophy. She rolled a six-sided number cube repeatedly, assigning her team a number from 1 to 6 to demonstrate the probability that her team would win.

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survey
B
simulation
C
experiment
D
observational study
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Darren kept track of the number of e-mails he received from one of his customers each day for 14 days on the dot plot.Which statement must be true according to the dot plot?

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The data is skewed left and shows that on half of the days, Darren received 11 or 12 e-mails from the customer.
B
The data is skewed left and shows that on half of the days, Darren received 7 to 9 e-mails from the customer.
C
The data is skewed right and shows that on half of the days, Darren received 11 or 12 e-mails from the customer.
D
The data is skewed right and shows that on half of the days, Darren received 7 to 9 e-mails from the customer.
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The amount of rainfall each month over the past four years is shown below.

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A
The data is skewed, showing that the majority of the monthly rainfall amounts was between 2.01 and 4 inches.
B
The data is skewed, showing that the majority of the monthly rainfall amounts was less than 2.01 or greater than 4 inches.
C
The data is symmetrical, showing that the majority of the monthly rainfall amounts was between 2.01 and 4 inches.
D
The data is symmetrical, showing that the majority of the monthly rainfall amounts was less than 2.01 or greater than 4 inches.
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Which sample fairly represents the population? Select two options.

A
measuring the height of every fiftieth person on the school roster to determine the average height of the boys in the school
B
calling every third person on the soccer team’s roster to determine how many of the team members have completed their fundraising assignment
C
observing every person walking down Main Street at 5 p.m. one evening to determine the percentage of people who wear glasses
D
sending a confidential e-mail survey to every one-hundredth parent in the school district to determine the overall satisfaction of the residents of the town
E
taking a poll in the lunch room (where all students currently have to eat lunch) to determine the number of students who want to be able to leave campus during lunch
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A survey was taken of a random sampling of residents of New York City and Los Angeles to compare how many of them own a car.Which statement about the two-way frequency table is true?

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A
The survey represents quantitative data.
B
There is a greater percentage of LA residents who own a car than NYC residents who do.
C
The total number of people in the poll who own a car is 4,120.
D
More people in the poll own a car than do not own a car.
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A cell phone company wants to determine the average amount of data that their smart phone customers use each month. Which group would best represent a sample of the population?

A
one thousand of their customers with the most expensive monthly plans
B
one thousand of their customers who most recently signed up with the company
C
one thousand of their customers with a current smart phone data plan
D
one thousand of their customers who called in for technical support
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The ages of the people in attendance at the showing of an award-winning foreign film are shown below.

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A
The data is symmetrical, showing that the majority of the attendees were between the ages of 30 and 50.
B
The data is symmetrical, showing that the majority of the attendees were between the ages of 21 and 60.
C
The data is skewed, showing that the majority of the attendees were between the ages of 30 and 50.
D
The data is skewed, showing that the majority of the attendees were between the ages of 21 and 60.
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Which is an example of a survey involving quantitative data?

A
the favorite food of each person
B
the number of cavities each person has had
C
the color of the walls in each person’s bedroom
D
the type of car that each person owns
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Staff from the school newspaper is taking a poll to find out how students in the school are going to vote in the upcoming election for class president. Which group would best represent a sample population?

A
Every tenth student staying after school.
B
Every tenth student in the library at lunch.
C
Every tenth student in the main hallway between class.
D
Every tenth student in the student section at the school football game.
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An Internet and cable-television supplier surveyed a random sample of their customers. The results are shown in the table.Which statement about the two-way frequency table is true?

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A
The survey represents quantitative data.
B
There is a greater percentage of Internet customers who are not satisfied than cable television customers who are not satisfied.
C
About half of the customers surveyed are cable-television customers.
D
About one-fourth of the cable-television customers are not satisfied.
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A researcher wants information about rainfall patterns over the past 20 years. Instead of collecting new measurements, the researcher uses data from a government weather database.

A
It provides easy access to a large amount of existing data.
B
It guarantees that the data collected will be accurate.
C
It allows the researcher to control every measurement.
D
It collects new data faster than weather stations.
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Gustavo is in a contest where he will win one of four possible prizes. He creates a four-part spinner to represent the four prizes that he has an equal chance of winning: a video game system, a bicycle, a watch, and a gift card. He spins the spinner several times to demonstrate the likelihood of winning a certain prize.

A
Gustavo used an experiment where the data is qualitative.
B
Gustavo used an experiment where the data is quantitative.
C
Gustavo used a simulation where the data is qualitative.
D
Gustavo used a simulation where the data is quantitative.
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Sal recorded the number of crackers in each snack-sized package he opened.Which statement must be true according to the box plot?

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A
The data is symmetric, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 7.
B
The data is symmetric, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 8.
C
The data is skewed, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 7.
D
The data is skewed, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 8.
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A researcher must choose between two methods:

A
The researcher wants to spend more money.
B
The researcher wants more detailed and accurate data.
C
The researcher wants a smaller sample size.
D
The researcher wants results immediately.
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The number of points that Shira scored each basketball game so far this season is shown on the dot plot.

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The data is skewed to the right and shows that she never scored fewer than 2 points or more than 12 points in a game.
B
The data is skewed to the right and shows that she scored 11 points in more games than all of the other games combined.
C
The data is skewed to the left and shows that she never scored fewer than 2 points or more than 12 points in a game.
D
The data is skewed to the left and shows that she scored 11 points in more games than all of the other games combined.

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