Interpreting Graphs

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The following graph displays, for several major categories of public transportation, the share of total trips taken via public transportation in the United States over a year.

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What statement is best supported by the data in the figure above?

2

The following is excerpted from a textbook addressing the breakdown and landmass of the earth. (2018)

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Which of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from the graph above?

3

The chart below maps how scientists view others' work (left) and how they suspect others will view their own work (right) if the researcher (the scientist or another, depending on the focus) admitted to engaging in questionable research practices.

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Adapted from Fetterman & Sassenberg, "The Reputational Consequences of Failed Replications and Wrongness Admission among Scientists." December 9, 2015, PLOS One.

According to the graph, when the focus of the question was on their own actions, scientists

4

The following graph is excerpted from a study on the part-time work of high school seniors. The graph depicts the average hours worked per week by a sampled group of seniors in 2018, the year before the study was conducted. (2019)

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Which of the following conclusions is supported by the line graph above?

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Which of the following best describes the information in the graph?

6

The scatter plot below displays the daily sales figures for a beachfront ice cream shop for the month of June, with each data point representing the sales totals and the high temperature for the day.

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The scatter plot above offers evidence that the ice cream store will:

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The following graph plots the average wind speed by time of day for a windmill farm outside of Toronto. Time of day is given in military time (0 hours to 2400 hours).

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Which of the following best summarizes the data in the graph?

8

The following scatter plot displays the world record time, in seconds, for the men’s 100-meter dash from 1910 through 2010. The line of best fit displays what the expected world record time would be at each point along the years 1900 to 2100.

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Which of the following best summarizes information displayed in the scatter plot above?

9

The following is excerpted from a 2010 study concerning patterns of enrollment and graduation at Ivy League schools. (2010)

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Which of the following conclusions is supported by the bar graph above?

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The chart below maps how scientists view others' work (left) and how they suspect others will view their own work (right) if the researcher (the scientist or another, depending on the focus) admitted to engaging in questionable research practices.

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Adapted from Fetterman & Sassenberg, "The Reputational Consequences of Failed Replications and Wrongness Admission among Scientists." December 9, 2015, PLOS One.

Which of the following is best supported by the graph?

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