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The histograms below show the ages of dogs at four different shelters. For which set of data is the mean most likely greater than the median?

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A bar graph has age on the x-axis and number of dogs on the y-axis. There is 1 dog that is 0 to 1 year of age; 4 dogs that are 2 to 3; 2 dogs that are 4 to 5; 0 dogs that are 6 to 7; 1 dog that is 8 to 9.
Option A
B
A bar graph has age on the x-axis and number of dogs on the y-axis. There are 0 dogs that are 0 to 1 year of age; 3 dogs that are 2 to 3; 4 dogs that are 4 to 5; 3 dogs that are 6 to 7; 0 dogs that are 8 to 9.
Option B
C
A bar graph has age on the x-axis and number of dogs on the y-axis. A bar graph has age on the x-axis and number of dogs on the y-axis. There are 0 dogs that are 0 to 1 year of age; 1 dog that is 2 to 3; 2 dogs that are 4 to 5; 4 dogs that are 6 to 7; 1 dog that is 8 to 9.
Option C
D
A bar graph has age on the x-axis and number of dogs on the y-axis. There are 2 dogs that are 0 to 1 year of age; 1 dog that is 2 to 3; 2 dogs that are 4 to 5; 1 dog that is 6 to 7; 2 dogs that are 8 to 9.
Option D
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Indira makes a box-and-whisker plot of her data. She finds that the distance from the minimum value to the first quartile is greater than the distance between the third quartile and the maximum value. Which is most likely true?

A
The mean is greater than the median because the data is skewed to the right.
B
The mean is greater than the median because the data is skewed to the left.
C
The mean is less than the median because the data is skewed to the right.
D
The mean is less than the median because the data is skewed to the left.
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The graphs below display new car values for cars at the same dealership. The graphs display the same data. Which graph is more likely to show a buyer that it is a good time to buy a car?

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graph 1 because the x-axis scale makes it look like cars are selling at a lower price
B
graph 1 because the y-axis scale makes it look like cars are selling at a lower price
C
graph 2 because the x-axis scale makes it look like cars are selling at a lower price
D
graph 2 because the y-axis scale makes it look like cars are selling at a lower price
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Charles owns a catering business. The amount his 10 most recent clients spent is shown in the histogram below. Why is the graph misleading?

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The x-axis scale shows the data is more clustered than it actually is.
B
The y-axis scale shows the data is more skewed than it actually is.
C
The scales are different on the x-axis and the y-axis.
D
The data is not distributed equally across the x-axis intervals.
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A histogram shows data that is skewed to the right. Which most likely describes the relationship between the mean and the median?

A
The mean is greater than the median. The rightmost values in the data set raise the mean more than the median.
B
The median is greater than the mean. The rightmost values in the data set raise the median more than the mean.
C
The mean is greater than the median. The leftmost values in the data set lower the median more than the mean.
D
The median is greater than the mean. The leftmost values in the data set lower the mean more than the median.
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A representative from plan 1 wants to use the graph below to sell health plans for his company. How might the graph be redrawn to emphasize the difference between the cost per doctor visit for each of the three plans?

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The scale on the y-axis could be changed to 0–100.
B
The scale on the y-axis could be changed to 25–40.
C
The interval of the y-axis could be changed to count by 5s.
D
The interval of the y-axis could be changed to count by 20s.
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Thirty adults were asked how many pets they have had over their lifetime. The results are shown in the histogram below. Which of the following is most likely true?

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A
The mean and median are both in the interval 1–5.
B
The mean and median are both in the interval 6–10.
C
The mean is in the interval 6–10, and the median is in the interval 1–5.
D
The mean is in the interval 1–5, and the median is in the interval 6–10.

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