Data Handling for Year 5 Maths: Quizzes and Learning Resources

Question 1

What is the best way to find out about your classmates' favourite colours?

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Conduct a survey

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Ask each classmate individually

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Make a tally chart to record their answers

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Draw a picture of each classmate's favourite colour

Question 2

Which type of chart shows information using pictures?

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Pictogram

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Tally chart

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Bar chart

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Line graph

Question 3

What is a tally mark in a tally chart?

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A symbol that represents one

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A number

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A line

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A total

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a type of data?

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Words

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Measurements

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Categories

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Numbers

Question 5

What is a good thing about using pictograms?

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They are quick and easy to draw

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They are good for comparing different sets of data

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They can show a lot of information

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They work well with any kind of data

Question 6

Which of these is **NOT** a method for presenting data?

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Race car

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Bar chart

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Tally chart

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Line graph

Question 7

Which of these is the **most appearing** value in the following data set: 2, 1, 3, 0, 2?

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2

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1

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3

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0

Question 8

A pictogram uses pictures to represent data. Each picture stands for:

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A specific number of objects

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A type of object

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A percentage of objects

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A specific time period

Question 9

When choosing the best graph or chart for presenting data, which of these is **NOT** an important factor to consider?

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Who is going to see the data

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What the data is about

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What type of data it is

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How much data there is

Question 10

You have a bar chart showing how many books boys and girls in your class read in a month. How can you use this chart to compare the number of books read by boys and girls?

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Compare the heights of the bars for boys and girls.

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Count the number of bars for boys and girls.

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Look at the colors of the bars for boys and girls.

Question 11

How many tally marks represent 5 in a tally chart?

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5

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10

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15

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20

Question 12

In a bar chart, what does the height of a bar represent?

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The frequency of the data point

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The number of data points

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The average value of the data

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The range of the data

Question 13

Which type of chart would be best for showing the relationship between two sets of data?

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Scatterplot

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Pie chart

Question 14

What is the purpose of a key in a bar chart?

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To identify the different categories

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To explain the meaning of the colors

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To show the number of data points

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To provide the average value of the data

Question 15

What does the horizontal axis in a bar chart represent?

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Categories being compared

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Frequency of data points

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Range of values

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Mean value of the data

Question 16

What should you do first when collecting data?

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Design a survey

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Analyze the data

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Represent the data

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Collect the data

Question 17

In a tally chart, each group of five tally marks is represented by a:

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Diagonal line

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Circle

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Cross

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Square

Question 18

In a bar chart, the height of each bar represents the:

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Frequency of the data

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Range of the data

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Mean of the data

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Mode of the data

Question 19

Which of the following data sets has the greatest range?

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{4, 6, 8, 10}

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{1, 3, 5, 7}

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{2, 4, 6, 8}

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{3, 5, 7, 9}

Question 20

A tally chart has 3 rows of 5 tally marks each and 2 rows of 4 tally marks each. How many items are represented by the tally chart?

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19

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14

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23

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28

Question 21

Which of the following bar charts correctly shows the data? The data shows the number of goals scored by a football team in each of the last 5 matches: 1, 3, 5, 2, 4.

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[Image of a bar chart with bars from shortest to tallest]

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[Image of a bar chart with bars from tallest to shortest]

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[Image of a bar chart with equal-sized bars]

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[Image of a bar chart with only the tallest bar labeled]

Question 22

A class surveyed students' favorite fruits. The results are: Apple (4 votes), Banana (2 votes), Orange (3 votes), Pear (1 vote). Which fruit received the most votes?

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Apple

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Banana

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Orange

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Pear

Question 23

A shop owner recorded the number of customers who visited her shop each day for a week. Which type of graph would be best to show this data?

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

Question 24

Look at the data: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. What is the average (mean) of the data?

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14

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12

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16

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18

Question 25

Which of the following data sets has a mode of 7?

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1, 3, 5, 7, 7, 9

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3, 5, 7, 9, 11

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2, 4, 6, 8, 10

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0, 5, 10, 15, 20

Question 26

A group of students recorded the time taken to solve a puzzle. The times (in minutes) were: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. What is the middle time taken?

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8

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6

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10

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12

Question 27

Which method is NOT used for displaying data?

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Maps

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Tally charts

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Pictograms

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Bar graphs

Question 28

What is a tally chart used for?

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Counting items in a group

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Comparing data between categories

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Representing data with images

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Organizing data in a table

Question 29

What type of images are used in a pictogram?

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Pictures

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Bars

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Lines

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Circles

Question 30

What do the bars in a bar graph represent?

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The frequency of data

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The categories of data

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The average of data

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The total of data

Question 31

How is data usually arranged in a bar chart?

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Smallest to largest

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Largest to smallest

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Alphabetical order

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Chronological order

Question 32

Which type of graph would be best to show the number of students in each class in a school?

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Bar chart

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Tally chart

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Pictogram

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Venn diagram

Question 33

Which is NOT an advantage of using graphs?

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They are always more accurate than tables

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They make data easier to understand

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They can show trends

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They allow for data comparison

Question 34

Why is a title important on a bar chart?

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To show what the graph is about

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To explain the units used

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To make the graph look better

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To show what symbols mean

Question 35

What is the very first step when collecting data?

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Finding out what you want to know

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Using a tally chart to write down information

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Drawing a bar chart to show your information

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Working out the average of your information

Question 36

Which chart shows you how often different types of information appear?

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A bar chart

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A line graph

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A pie chart

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A scatter plot

Question 37

When making a bar chart, what information should you put along the bottom?

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The different types of information

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How often each type of information appears

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The average of the information

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The middle value of the information

Question 38

Which way of describing a set of information shows you the value that appears in the middle?

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Median

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Mean

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Mode

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Range

Question 39

What is the name for the difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of information?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 40

What is a good thing about using a bar chart?

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It makes it easy to compare different types of information

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It shows you how information changes over time

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It gives you exact numbers

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It can show lots of different sets of information at the same time

Question 41

When is a pie chart useful to use?

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To show how different types of information make up a whole

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To track changes in information over time

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To compare different sets of information

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To show how often different types of information appear

Question 42

What is a problem with using a tally chart?

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They can get messy if there is a lot of information

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They make it hard to compare information

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They cannot be used for information that is always changing

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They cannot show you trends over time

Question 43

Which of these methods is the best way to gather information about your classmates' favourite colours?

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Ask them to write their favourite colour on a piece of paper.

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Count the number of times each colour appears in their drawings.

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Measure the length of their favourite coloured pencils.

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Weigh their favourite coloured toys.

Question 44

Which of these is NOT a type of data representation?

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Venn diagram

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Tally chart

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Histogram

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Pie chart

Question 45

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

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Pictograms use pictures to represent data, while bar charts use bars.

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Bar charts are more accurate than pictograms.

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Pictograms are easier to create than bar charts.

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There is no difference between pictograms and bar charts.

Question 46

Which of these is an example of qualitative data?

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Favourite colour

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Number of students in a class

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Height of students

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Average test score

Question 47

How many votes did Team A receive in the tally chart below?
 
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5

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4

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6

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7

Question 48

Which bar chart shows the largest difference between the number of boys and girls in the class?

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[Boys: 25, Girls: 20]

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[Boys: 10, Girls: 12]

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[Boys: 15, Girls: 13]

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[Boys: 20, Girls: 15]

Question 49

A group of students collected data on the distance they travelled to school. Which measure of central tendency would be most useful to determine the average distance travelled?

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

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Range

Question 50

Which of the following methods is used to gather information for data analysis?

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Survey

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Theory

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Hypothesis

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Experiment

Question 51

A tally chart uses marks to record data. How many marks represent 6 items?

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6

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15

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12

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10

Question 52

Which type of graph displays data using bars with different heights?

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

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Pictogram

Question 53

When choosing a data representation method, what is a key consideration?

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Clarity and accuracy

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Artistic appearance

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Complexity and detail

Question 54

In a survey, students were asked to choose their favorite color. The results were: Blue (6), Red (4), Green (5). Which color was chosen most often?

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Blue

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Red

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Green

Question 55

In a bar chart showing the test scores of a class, which axis typically represents the scores?

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Vertical

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Diagonal

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Horizontal

Question 56

Which of the following is not a common type of data representation?

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Tree diagram

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Pictogram

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Bar chart