C371: CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE (WGU)
BRAND NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
1. Scatter plots and line graphs - correct answer -for continuous
data
2. Bar graph - correct answer -a diagram in which the numerical
values of variables are represented by the height or length of
lines or rectangles of equal width.
3. Box and whisker - correct answer -A graph that displays the
highest and lowest quarters of data as whiskers, the middle two
quarters of the data as a box, and the median
4. Line Plots - correct answer -number lines the uses marks, like
and x, to show the frequency of a value in a data set.
5. Stem and leaf plot - correct answer -A graph used to organize
and display data so that the frequencies can be compared
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6. Back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot - correct answer -A stem and
leaf plot that compares two sets of data by displaying one set
of data to the left of the stem and the other to the right
7. Venn Diagram - correct answer -A diagram that uses circles to
display elements of different sets. Overlapping circles show
common elements.
8. Frequency table - correct answer -lists items together
according to the number of times, or frequency, that the items
occur.
9. Double bar graph - correct answer -a bar graph that compares
two related sets of data
10. Histogram - correct answer -bar graph that shows the
frequency of data within equal intervals. No space between
bars.
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11. Modeling with linear equations - correct answer -1. Define
variables. X, y
12. 2. Set up the equations.
13. 3. Create a table showing the amount of snow on the ground
each day.
14. 4. Create a graph depicting the relationship.
15. Y= vertical axis
16. X= horizontal axis
17. Mean - correct answer -average
18. Median - correct answer -the middle score in a distribution;
half the scores are above it and half are below it
19. Symmetrical - correct answer -Well proportioned; balanced;
the same on both sides In a perfectly symmetrical distribution,
the mean and the median are the same.
20. Mode - correct answer -the most frequently occurring
score(s) in a distribution