MA.7.DP.1.5 · Data Analysis and Probability

Choosing an Appropriate Graph for a Data Set: Sample FAST Questions

Given a real-world numerical or categorical data set, students choose and create an appropriate graphical representation. The options are histograms, bar charts, circle graphs, line plots, box plots, and stem-and-leaf plots, and the right pick depends on whether the data is categorical or numerical and on what the display needs to show.

How the FAST tests this benchmark

FAST items are multiple choice and multiselect questions asking which display fits a data set and why. The distinction tested most often is bar chart versus histogram: bars for separate categories, bins for ranges of numerical data.

Skills students need

Match a data set to an appropriate display
Distinguish categorical displays from numerical displays
Explain what a chosen graph shows that another display would hide

Try 6 real MA.7.DP.1.5 questions

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Question 1EasyMultiple Select

An animal shelter records how many of each species it takes in one month: dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds. Select ALL displays that are appropriate for this TYPE of data.

Select every answer that applies, then check.

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Question 3MediumMatching

Match each scenario to the MOST appropriate display.

Pick one match in each row, then check.

	A.Circle graph	B.Histogram	C.Line plot	D.Box plot
Ages of $150$ people grouped in $10$ -year intervals
Compare reading-time median and spread for two classes
Monthly spending as percents across $4$ categories
Pets ( $0$ - $5$ ) owned by $18$ students: each frequency

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