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Book 8-1 PDM Test 1-5

This document contains a series of probability and data management questions. It includes questions about interpreting line graphs of average daily temperatures in Vancouver and Canberra across months, comparing bar graphs of company sales data between two years, and analyzing two bar graphs comparing monthly sales for two shoe stores.

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Book 8-1 PDM Test 1-5

This document contains a series of probability and data management questions. It includes questions about interpreting line graphs of average daily temperatures in Vancouver and Canberra across months, comparing bar graphs of company sales data between two years, and analyzing two bar graphs comparing monthly sales for two shoe stores.

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Probability and Data Management Name: ________________________

Test lessons 1-5 Date: ________________

1. Use the graph at left to answer the questions. Average Day Temperatures
a) What is the average day Vancouver, BC Canberra, Australia
temperature in Vancouver in 25
June? _________
20
b) What is the average day

Temperature (degrees C)
temperature in Canberra in April?
________ 15

c) In Canberra, which month is the


10
coldest? __________________
d) In Canberra, in which months 5
there is the greatest increase in
temperature? ________________
0
e) What is the first month when Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Vancouver becomes warmer than Months
Canberra? ________________
f) In Vancouver, in which month there is no change in the temperature from the
previous month? __________________
g) True or false?
i. In winter, Canberra is colder than Vancouver.
ii. It is colder in Vancouver from December to February than in Canberra
from June to August.
iii. When average day temperature rises in Vancouver, if falls in Canberra.
h) Explain your answer in g) iii.
Sales ($1000)

2. A company had $50 000 in sales in 2004, and $52 000


in sales in 2005. Show this data on a bar graph using
the two scales at right.
a) Which graph makes it appear as though the sales
Company Sales: Graph A
in 2005 were three times the sales in 2004? ____ 52
b) Which graph makes it appear as though the
51
sales in 2005 were only slightly more than the
Sales ($1000)

sales in 2004? ____


50
c) Which graph do you think best represents the
data? ____Why? 0
Company
2004 Sales: Graph
2005 B
60 Year
50
40
30
20
10
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2004 2005
Year
Probability and Data Management Name: ________________________
Test lessons 1-5 Date: ________________

3. An analyst is comparing sales in two shoe stores of the same company for January through June:

Monthly Sales ( $1000)


Monthly Sales ($1000)

Store A Store B
80 400

60 300

200
a) 40 When you glance quickly at the two graphs, which store appears to have higher monthly sales?
_____ Why?
20 100

Jan Feb March April May June Jan Feb March April May June

b) When you look closely Month


Month at the scales, which store actually has higher sales? _____
c) Why are most of store B’s data bars so low on the graph?
Monthly Sales ($1000)

d) Complete a double bar graph to Title: Monthly Sales for Two Companies
Store A
compare the sales of the companies. Store B
e) In which month(s) did store A sell 400
more than store B?

300
f) During one month in this period, store
B had a famous athlete appear at the
store and autograph running shoes. 200

Which month do you think that was?


Explain. 100

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun


Month

Workbook
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