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A mini-golf course is determining the par score for each of its holes. The dot plot shows the number of strokes required to place a ball in the ninth hole for a sample of 31 players.

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A
The mean is the best choice because the data is nearly symmetrical.
B
The median is the best choice because data is clustered.
C
The mean is the best choice because the data is skewed to the right.
D
The median is the best choice because the data is skewed to the left.
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Which could be Brooke’s sixth quiz score? Select three options.

A
85
B
90
C
83
D
86
E
92
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The graph shows the ages of different concertgoers who have backstage passes.

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A
A late arrival who is 21 years old with a back-stage pass will make the mean greater than the median.
B
The two holders of back-stage passes whose ages are above 40 make the mean age higher than the median age.
C
The ages of concert-goers with backstage passes are skewed left, so the mean age is less than the median age.
D
A concert-goer who is 18 years old and wins a back-stage pass will pull the mean more than 2 years less than the median.
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The dot plot shows the number of text messages Mr. Garcia sent each day so far this month.

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A
The graph is skewed left.
B
The graph is skewed right.
C
The graph is nearly symmetrical.
D
the graph is perfectly symmetrical.
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The table shows the heights, in inches, of players on a girls’ basketball team.

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A
66
B
68
C
69
D
70
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Ms. Redmon gave her theater students an assignment to memorize a dramatic monologue to present to the rest of the class. The graph shows the times, rounded to the nearest half minute, of the first 10 monologues presented.

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The median will decrease.
B
The mean will decrease.
C
The median will increase.
D
The mean will increase.
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Quinn mailed four postcards that each cost $0.25, five letters that each cost $0.44, two large envelopes that each cost $0.80, and one small package for $5.10. Which cost on the list of mailing fees on Quinn’s receipt would skew the mean?

A
the cost of a postcard
B
the cost of a letter
C
the cost of a large envelope
D
the cost of the small package
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Colin surveyed 12 teachers at his school to determine how much each person budgets for lunch. He recorded his results in the table.What does the relationship between the mean and median reveal about the shape of the data?

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A
The mean is less than the median, so the data is skewed left.
B
The mean is more than the median, so the data is skewed right.
C
The mean is equal to the median, so the data is symmetrical.
D
The mean is equal to the median, so the data is linear.
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The graph shows the number of pages in each chapter of a book that Josh is reading.

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A
The outlier of 2 increases the median page count.
B
The outlier of 2 increases the mean page count.
C
The outlier of 2 decreases the median page count.
D
The outlier of 2 decreases the mean page count.
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Mr. Li records the measures of the lengths of his students’ handprints. The lengths, in centimeters, are shown in the table.If the class creates a histogram of the data in the table, how many students are in the range 12 cm to 13.9 cm?

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3
B
4
C
7
D
8

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