1.   Which statistic is misleading in the following set of test scores?
2, 85, 87, 88, 89
    A. median B. mode
    C. upper quartile D. mean
    Hint

  2.   Which statistic gives the most accurate information for the following set of test scores?
2, 85, 87, 88, 89
    A. range B. mean
    C. mode D. median
    Hint

  3.   A realtor is examining data on average home prices in four separate neighborhoods for the past year. Which graph gives the most accurate representation of the home prices in a neighborhood?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    Hint

  4.   Which is not a reason that measures of central tendency for a set of data can be misleading?
    A. inaccurate data B. outliers in the data
    C. incomplete data D. too much data
    Hint

  5.   If you have taken five English tests this quarter and received scores of 72, 72, 93, 94, and 95, what misleading statistic could you use to make your grades look better than they are?
    A. mode B. range
    C. median D. mean
    Hint



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