Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Which survey method would most
likely result in the data being biased? a. | a “phone-in”
show | c. | an experiment | b. | a survey | d. | all of the above | | | | |
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2.
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Which is an example of a method
for collecting primary data? a. | a survey | c. | a questionnaire | b. | an experiment | d. | all of the above | | | | |
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3.
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Which is an example of a
sample? a. | counting all the people in a city | b. | measuring the temperature of a city every day for a year | c. | randomly calling 2200 people and asking about their favourite television
show | d. | all of the above | | |
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Which is an example of a
census? a. | a “phone-in” show | b. | conducting an online poll | c. | counting the number of people in
Canada | d. | none of the above | | |
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5.
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Which is an example of a field
in a database? a. | last name | c. | 555-1349 | b. | blue | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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Which is an example of an entry
in a database? a. | last name | c. | 555-1349 | b. | first name | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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Which is an example of a cell
name? a. | G4 | c. | all of the above | b. | 3A | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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If you had to organize
information about a store inventory, which would be the best to use? a. | a database | c. | all of the above | b. | a
spreadsheet | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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If you had to organize
information about a store’s daily sales, which would be the best to use? a. | a database | c. | all of the above | b. | a
spreadsheet | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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If you had to organize
information about people’s phone numbers, which would be the best to use? a. | a database | c. | all of the above | b. | a
spreadsheet | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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If you had to organize
information about temperature and create a bar graph, which would be the best to
use? a. | a database | c. | all of the above | b. | a
spreadsheet | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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If you had to identify the mode
of a set of data, which would be the best to use? a. | a database | c. | a stem-and-leaf
plot | b. | a field | d. | a cell | | | | |
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A category used as part of a
database is called: a. | a field | c. | a record | b. | an entry | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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In the following spreadsheet,
what formula would go in cell B5?
| | A | B | 1 | Teacher | Pizza
Slices | 2 | Mr. Melvin | 10 | 3 | Mrs. Kondo | 18 | 4 | Ms. Lowe | 25 | 5 | Total | | | | |
a. | 10+18+25 | c. | =sum(B2:B4) | b. | =sum(B1:B5) | d. | =sum(2B:4B) | | | | |
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In the following, what formula
would go in cell B5?
| | A | B | 1 | Student | Height | 2 | Kevin | 111cm | 3 | Jessica | 140cm | 4 | J’keem | 132cm | 5 | Mean
Height | | | | |
a. | =mean(B2:B4) | c. | =average(B2:B4) | b. | median(B2:B4) | d. | mean(2B:B4) | | | | |
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In the following, what formula
would go in cell D2?
| | A | B | C | D | 1 | Item | Cost
Per Item | Number of Items | Total
Cost | 2 | Peach Juice | $1.39 | 15 | | | | | | |
a. | =B2*C2 | c. | =1.39+15 | b. | =B2/C2 | d. | =D2*B2 | | | | |
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In the following, what formula
would go in cell C2?
| | A | B | C | D | 1 | Item | Cost
Per Item | Number of Items | Total
Cost | 2 | Apple | $1.29 | | $25.80 | | | | | |
a. | 1.29+20 | c. | =D2*B2 | b. | =D2/B2 | d. | =B2/D2 | | | | |
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In the following, what formula
would go in cell B2?
| | A | B | C | D | 1 | Item | Cost
Per Item | Number of Items | Total
Cost | 2 | Orange
Juice | | 44 | $65.56 | | | | | |
a. | 65.56-44 | c. | =D2*C2 | b. | =C2/D2 | d. | =D2/C2 | | | | |
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By which field is the following
sorted?
a. | Last Name | c. | Mark in % | b. | First Name | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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20.
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By which field is this database
sorted?
Team | Wins | Losses | Dragons | 7 | 2 | Ice
Fish | 9 | 0 | Rays | 5 | 4 | Towers | 3 | 6 | | | |
a. | team | c. | losses | b. | wins | d. | it is not sorted | | | | |
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Which shoe type sold 10 units
this day?
| | A | B | 1 | Shoe Type | Number
Sold | 2 | Pumps | 12 | 3 | Tennis | 10 | 4 | Clogs | 25 | 5 | Skate | 35 | | | |
a. | Pumps | c. | Clogs | b. | Tennis | d. | Skate | | | | |
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In this spreadsheet used to
calculate the mean high temperature for a week, which formula was used to calculate the mean in cell
B8?
| | A | B | 1 | Monday | 17 | 2 | Tuesday | 18 | 3 | Wednesday | 19 | 4 | Thursday | 17 | 5 | Friday | 15 | 6 | Saturday | 21 | 7 | Sunday | 22 | 8 | Mean Temperature | 18.4 | | | |
a. | =avg(B1:B7) | c. | =mean(B1-B7) | b. | =mean(B1:B7) | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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If Akbar got 75%, 77%, 91%, and
70%, what would he need to get on his next test to get an overall mean of 80%?
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What is the mean of the
following data?
39, 41, 19, 21, 27, 18, 17
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What is the median of the
following data?
39, 41, 19, 21, 27, 18, 17
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What is the mode of the
following data?
39, 41, 19, 21, 27, 18, 17 a. | 27 | c. | no mode | b. | 18 | d. | all are mode | | | | |
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What is the mean of the
following data?
70, 90, 95, 79, 86, 91, 91 a. | 86 | c. | 91 | b. | 90 | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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Figure
3.1
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What is the title on the x-axis
of the above graph (Figure 3.1)? a. | Units Sold | c. | Internet Sales | b. | Month | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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What is the title on the y-axis
of the above graph (Figure 3.1)? a. | Units Sold | c. | Internet Sales | b. | Month | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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What is the title of the above
graph (Figure 3.1)? a. | Units Sold | c. | Internet Sales | b. | Month | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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The graph above (Figure 3.1)
indicates which of the following? a. | a company losing
money | c. | sales reaching a “peak” | b. | sales increasing | d. | sales decreasing | | | | |
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32.
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The above is a: a. | tally
chart | c. | list | b. | frequency
table | d. | histogram | | | | |
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33.
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Basketballs | 16 | Volleyballs | 27 | | |
The above is a: a. | tally
chart | c. | list | b. | frequency
table | d. | histogram | | | | |
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| | A | B | C | D | 1 | Name | Distance (km) | Time
(h) | Speed (k/h) | 2 | Denise | 485 | 5 | | 3 | Salvadore | 1014 | | 78 | 4 | Chahna | | 18.5 | 96 | | | | | |
The above is a: a. | tally chart | c. | bar graph | b. | frequency
table | d. | spreadsheet | | | | |
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Figure
3.8
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Figure 3.8 above is
a: a. | database | c. | tally chart | b. | frequency
table | d. | pictograph | | | | |
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Figure
3.5
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The title of the above graph
(Figure 3.5) is: a. | Poetry Becoming Less Popular Over Time | b. | Poetry Sales Over Time | c. | Poetry Sales | d. | Units Sold and Year | | |
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The x-axis of the above graph
(Figure 3.5) is: a. | has an interval of 10 000 | c. | goes down as the years go
up | b. | is vertical | d. | has an interval of 5
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The y-axis of the above graph
(Figure 3.5) is: a. | has an interval of 10 000 | c. | goes down as the years go
up | b. | is horizontal | d. | has an interval of 5
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What is this name of this type
of graph above (Figure 3.5)? a. | frequency
table | c. | line graph | b. | bar graph | d. | business/time
graph | | | | |
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40.
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The above graph (Figure 3.5)
indicates: a. | Poetry becoming more popular over time | b. | Poetry sales increasing over time | c. | Poetry sales decreasing over time | d. | Poetry becoming less popular over time | | |
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