Data Handling for Year 4 Primary School Students: Interactive Quizzes and Learning

Question 1

Which type of graph would be most suitable for displaying the number of goals scored by a football team in five matches: 2, 1, 3, 4, 3?

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Line graph

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Pie chart

Question 2

When numbers are put in order from smallest to largest, what is the name of the number in the middle?

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Median

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Mean

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Mode

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a way to show data?

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Mind map

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Table

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a way to show information using a picture?

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Essay

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Table

Question 5

Which chart shows how many children like each fruit?

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[Image of a bar chart with bars representing data from table, labeled with fruit names and numbers of children]

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[Image of a pie chart with slices representing data from table, labeled with fruit names and percentages]

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[Image of a line graph representing data from table, labeled with fruit names and numbers of children]

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[Image of a scatter plot representing data from table, labeled with fruit names and numbers of children]

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a way to show data?

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Essay

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Frequency table

Question 7

Which item in the table is not a vegetable?

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Chicken

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Carrots

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Peas

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Potatoes

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a measure of the 'middle' of a set of numbers?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 9

Which of these shows how much the numbers in a set differ from each other?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 10

Which of these is not a measure of the middle of a set of data?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 11

How do you find the mean of a set of numbers?

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Add all the numbers and divide by the total number of numbers.

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Find the number that appears the most.

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Subtract the smallest number from the largest number.

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Multiply all the numbers together.

Question 12

To find the number that appears most often in a set of data, what should you do?

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Find the number that occurs the most.

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Add all the numbers and divide by the total number.

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Subtract the smallest number from the largest number.

Question 13

Which graph is used to show how something changes over time?

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Scatter plot

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Frequency table

Question 14

What does the height of each bar in a bar chart represent?

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The number of items in that category

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The width of that category

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The colour of that category

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The position of that category

Question 15

Which of the following best represents the data in the table as a bar chart?

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X-axis: Fruit, Y-axis: Number of Children

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X-axis: Number of Children, Y-axis: Fruit

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Pie chart showing percentage of children who like each fruit

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Line graph showing number of children who like each fruit over time

Question 16

What is the range of a data set?

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The difference between the highest and lowest values

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The total of all the values

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The average of all the values

Question 17

What's the main reason we use a frequency table?

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To show how many times each number appears in a set of data.

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To find the average of a set of numbers.

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To show the smallest and biggest numbers in a set of data.

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a way to show data?

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Word cloud

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Frequency table

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a measure of the middle or centre of a set of numbers?

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Range

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Mean

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Mode

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a way to display data clearly?

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Flowchart

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Table

Question 21

Besides bar charts, what other way can we use to organize and display data?

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Table

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Calendar

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Shopping list

Question 22

In a scatter plot, when the number of hours spent practicing a musical instrument is positively correlated with the score achieved in a music exam, what pattern do the points form?

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A straight line sloping upwards from left to right

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A straight line sloping downwards from left to right

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Randomly scattered points with no pattern

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A circle or oval shape

Question 23

How can we show information using bars?

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Bar chart

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Table

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Line graph

Question 24

To find the average (mean) of 5 numbers, which method should you use?

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Add all the numbers and divide by 5.

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Subtract the smallest number from the largest number.

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Multiply all the numbers and divide by the smallest number.

Question 25

In a bar chart, how should the bars be drawn?

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Vertically, with the tallest bar showing the highest value.

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Horizontally, with the widest bar showing the lowest value.

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Diagonally, with the longest bar showing the average value.

Question 26

Which method uses pictures to display data?

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Pictogram

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Bar chart

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Table

Question 27

What is the most important thing to include in the title of a bar chart or pictogram?

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The topic of the graph

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The kind of graph

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The units of measurement

Question 28

Which of these describes something that cannot be measured as a number?

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The favourite animal of a group of people

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The number of students in a class

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The average height of a group of children

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The number of days in a week

Question 29

Which measure of central tendency is most easily influenced by very high or very low values?

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 30

What is the name for the value that is found by adding up all the numbers in a set and then dividing by the number of values?

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Mean

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Range

Question 31

In a set of numbers, which number shows up the most?

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Mode

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Mean

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Median

Question 32

What's the main difference between a frequency table and a bar chart?

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A frequency table shows how often each value appears, while a bar chart shows the frequency of different values.

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A bar chart shows the average, middle, and most common values, while a frequency table doesn't.

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A frequency table can show negative numbers, but a bar chart can't.

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A bar chart is always upright, while a frequency table can be sideways or upright.

Question 33

You've gathered information about how tall your classmates are. Which graph would be best to show this data?

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Bar chart

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Picture graph

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Circle graph

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Line graph

Question 34

Why is it helpful to show data in a picture instead of a table?

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It's easier to spot patterns and trends.

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It's more accurate than a table.

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It's quicker to make.

Question 35

In the scatter plot, what information does the orange dot provide?

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The orange dot shows the value of variable x on the horizontal axis and the value of variable y on the vertical axis.

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The orange dot shows the value of variable y on the horizontal axis and the value of variable x on the vertical axis.

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The orange dot shows the value of variable x on both the horizontal and vertical axes.

Question 36

In a survey about favorite sports, the results were:
Football: 25 votes
Tennis: 15 votes
Basketball: 20 votes
Gymnastics: 10 votes
Which sport received the most votes?

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Football

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Tennis

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Basketball

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Gymnastics

Question 37

A survey was conducted to find out how many hours children spend watching TV each day. Which data representation would be most suitable to show the data?

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A bar chart

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A table

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A pictogram

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A pie chart

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a way to present data?

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Story

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Table

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

Question 39

What is the difference between a bar chart and a pictogram?

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A bar chart uses bars to represent data, while a pictogram uses pictures.

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A pictogram uses bars to represent data, while a bar chart uses pictures.

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A bar chart shows the frequency of data, while a pictogram shows the distribution of data.

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A pictogram shows the frequency of data, while a bar chart shows the distribution of data.

Question 40

Which of these measures how spread out data is?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 41

What's the purpose of a frequency table?

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To count and organize data

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To show relationships between two things

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To predict future data

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To calculate the mean

Question 42

What's the best way to read a chart?

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Look at the title, axes, and key

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Guess what it means

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Only look at the numbers

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Ignore the labels

Question 43

The bar chart shows the favourite fruits of 100 people. How many more people prefer apples than strawberries?

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10

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15

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25

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40

Question 44

Which of these is not a reliable way to collect data?

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Guessing

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Asking people questions in a survey

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Doing an experiment to test something

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Counting how many of something there are

Question 45

When creating a bar chart, why is it essential to label the x and y axes?

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To identify what the data represents

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To enhance the chart's appearance

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To please the teacher

Question 46

Which chart shows the differences between different things?

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Table

Question 47

People at a fruit market said which fruit they like the best. 20 said apples, 15 said bananas, and 10 said oranges. Which fruit is most liked?

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Apples

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Bananas

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Oranges

Question 48

Which of these is a list of numbers?

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The amounts of money you have

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Names of students in your class

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Ingredients for a pizza

Question 49

In a table, the heights of 5 children are listed from shortest to tallest. Which child is the tallest?

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Child C

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Child A

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Child B

Question 50

What does a pictogram use to show information?

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Pictures

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Bars

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Circles

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Tables

Question 51

What type of information is 'boy' or 'girl'?

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Categorical

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Continuous

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Numerical

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Ordinal

Question 52

What is the difference between the biggest and smallest amounts of information called?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 53

Which of these is the most common piece of information in a group of information?

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Mode

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Mean

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Median

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Range

Question 54

What does a pie chart show?

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How information is divided into parts of a whole

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How information changes over time

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How information compares to something else

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How information is grouped together

Question 55

Which of the following methods is NOT used for collecting information?

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Making guesses

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Surveys

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Observations

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Interviews

Question 56

Which bar chart below shows the fruit that is most popular?

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A bar chart with the longest bar for apples

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A bar chart with the longest bar for oranges

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A bar chart with all bars the same height

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A bar chart without labels

Question 57

What is the most common number in the following data set: 5, 7, 5, 9, 5?

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5

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7

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9

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There is no most common number

Question 58

Which table shows that cats are the pet most commonly owned by students?

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A table with the highest number of cats

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A table with the highest number of dogs

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A table with the same number of cats and dogs

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A table with no data

Question 59

A survey asks students if they like ice cream. If 30 students say yes and 10 students say no, what fraction of students like ice cream?

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3/4

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1/4

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1/3

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4/3

Question 60

You have collected data on the colors of your classmates' shoes. You want to show this data using a bar chart. What should you label the horizontal axis of your graph?

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The different colors of shoes

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The number of students in your class

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The height of your classmates

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The name of your classmates

Question 61

Which method can be used to collect data about people's opinions?

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Interviewing people

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Counting objects

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Watching TV

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Reading books

Question 62

In a bar chart showing the number of students in different classes, which information represents the classes?

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Classes

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Number of students

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School

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Age

Question 63

Which data set has the biggest difference between its highest and lowest values?

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0, 5, 10, 15, 20

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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1, 3, 5, 7, 9

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2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Question 64

If each picture in a pictogram represents 100 people, how many people are shown by 5 pictures?

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500

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100

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200

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1000