Question

A student makes this bar graph to show her math quiz scores.

Explain how this graph might distort the data.





A.
The scale of the graph is too large, so the difference among scores is smaller than the bars’ heights indicate.


B.
The scale of the graph is too small, so the difference among scores is greater than the bars’ heights indicate.


C.
The scale of the graph does not start at 0, so the difference among scores is smaller than the bars’ heights indicate.


D.
The scale of the graph does not start at 0, so the difference among scores is greater

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

Explain how bias in the survey might have affected the results.



A survey of drivers shows that most drivers prefer the G300 to any other sports car.



A.
The survey might not have been representative and included more G300 owners than owners of other cars.


B.
The survey might have included too many people in it to be representative.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

The city transportation commission surveys a random sample of licensed drivers, asking the question, "Do you favor increasing the number of bus routes within the city limits?"

Which shows how bias might have affected the results of the survey?



A.
The question is biased in favor of bus riders.


B.
The question is biased against bus riders.


C.
Surveying only licensed drivers creates a bias against people who don't have driver's licenses.


D.
Since the survey used random sampling, it is unlikely to be biased.
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Answer 11

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Answer 12

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Answer 13

The city transportation commission surveys a random sample of licensed drivers, asking the question, "Do you favor increasing the number of bus routes within the city limits?"

Which shows how bias might have affected the results of the survey?



A.
The question is biased in favor of bus riders.


B.
The question is biased against bus riders.


C.
Surveying only licensed drivers creates a bias against people who don't have driver's licenses.


D.
Since the survey used random sampling, it is unlikely to be biased.
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Answer 14

The city transportation commission surveys a random sample of licensed drivers, asking the question, "Do you favor increasing the number of bus routes within the city limits?"

Which shows how bias might have affected the results of the survey?



A.
The question is biased in favor of bus riders.


B.
The question is biased against bus riders.


C.
Surveying only licensed drivers creates a bias against people who don't have driver's licenses.


D.
Since the survey used random sampling, it is unlikely to be biased.
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