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Section 9.4: Choosing a Data Display — Practice Questions

  1. 1. How does a bar graph represent the different values of a variable?

    • A. By the length or height of its bars
    • B. By the color of its bars
    • C. By the width of its bars
    • D. By connecting points with a line
  2. 2. A bar graph shows the number of books read. Amy's bar is at a height of 9 and Ben's bar is at 4. How many more books did Amy read than Ben? The answer is ___.

  3. 3. A bar graph compares student test scores. The bar for Math is taller than the bar for History. What does this mean?

    • A. The score in History was higher.
    • B. The score in Math was higher.
    • C. The scores were the same.
    • D. The test was harder in Math.
  4. 4. A double bar graph compares sales for two stores. In March, Store 1's bar is at 30 units and Store 2's bar is at 45 units. Store 2 sold ___ more units than Store 1.

  5. 5. A graph shows daily hours of video games played. The bar heights are: Friday, 3 hours; Saturday, 4 hours; Sunday, 2 hours. On which day was the least amount of time spent playing?

    • A. Friday
    • B. Saturday
    • C. Sunday
    • D. All days were equal
  6. 6. A bar graph shows the number of laps run by two athletes. Athlete A's bar is at a height of 12, and Athlete B's bar is at a height of 10. What is the total number of laps they ran together?

  7. 7. A survey asked 100 people to name their favorite season. Which data display is most appropriate for comparing the number of votes for spring, summer, fall, and winter?

    • A. Bar graph
    • B. Line graph
    • C. Scatter plot
    • D. Box-and-whisker plot
  8. 8. A biologist tracks the height of a plant in centimeters each day for a month. Which type of graph would best illustrate the plant's growth over this period?

    • A. Histogram
    • B. Circle graph
    • C. Line graph
    • D. Scatter plot
  9. 9. A school nurse records the heights of all the students in the 7th grade. Which data display is best for showing the distribution of the students' heights?

    • A. Line graph
    • B. Histogram
    • C. Scatter plot
    • D. Circle graph
  10. 10. An economist wants to see if there is a relationship between the number of years of education a person has and their annual income. Which display should be used?

    • A. Scatter plot
    • B. Bar graph
    • C. Stem-and-leaf plot
    • D. Line graph