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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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The data is symmetrical, showing that the majority of the attendees were between the ages of 30 and 50.
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The data is symmetrical, showing that the majority of the attendees were between the ages of 21 and 60.
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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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Ryan called each school in the district to determine whether or not they have a recycling program. What is true about Ryan’s data collection?

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Ryan conducted a survey where he asked about qualitative data.
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Ryan conducted a survey where he asked about quantitative data.
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Ryan conducted an observational study where he asked about qualitative data.
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Ryan conducted an observational study where he asked about quantitative data.
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Valeriya wants to determine the likely voting outcome for the new town council election. Which sample is likely to yield the most biased results?

A
every tenth person working for the largest corporation in town
B
ten people chosen at random from each page of the town’s phone list
C
every tenth person walking down Main Street in town on a variety of days and times of the day
D
ten eligible voters chosen at random from each of the different neighborhoods in town
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Janie asked all of her classmates about the number of pets they have in their household. Her findings are shown in the table.Which statement about the two-way frequency table is true?

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The survey represents quantitative data.
B
There is a greater percentage of girls who do not own a pet than boys who do not own a pet.
C
The total number of girls who own 2 or more pets is 2.
D
More girls do not own a pet than do own a pet.
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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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A poll is being taken on Wednesday to predict which movie will be the most popular at the city’s movie theaters the next weekend: an animated movie, an action movie, or a romantic comedy. Which group would best represent a sample population?

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Every fifth person coming out of the high school.
B
Every fifth person in the mall’s food court at lunchtime.
C
Every fifth person coming out of the downtown grocery store at different times throughout the day.
D
Every fifth person walking down the street in several different locations throughout town at different times of day.
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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?

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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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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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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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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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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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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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