SSAT Elementary Level Math : Data Analysis

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #442 : Measurement & Data

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What is the title of the graph? 

Possible Answers:

Number of People

Favorite Sport

Type of Sport

Melissa's Class

Melissa's Classmates

Correct answer:

Favorite Sport

Explanation:

The title of a bar graph can be found at the top of the graph, and it tells you what type of data the graph is displaying. In this case, our title is "Favorite Sport" 

Example Question #443 : Measurement & Data

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.19.16 am

What is the label of the x-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Type of Sport

Number of People

Favorite Sport

Melissa's Class

Melissa's Classmates

Correct answer:

Type of Sport

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The x-axis of this graph is labeled "Type of Sport". 

Example Question #444 : Measurement & Data

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

Screen shot 2016 01 04 at 10.19.16 am

What is the label of the y-axis? 

Possible Answers:

Melissa's Class

Type of Sport

Melissa's Classmates

Number of People

Favorite Sport

Correct answer:

Number of People

Explanation:

A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom) 

The y-axis of this graph is labeled "Number of People". 

Example Question #441 : Measurement & Data

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed soccer as their favorite sport? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for soccer is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed soccer as their favorite sport.

Example Question #201 : Tables

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed football as their favorite sport? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for football is the second bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed football as their favorite sport.

Example Question #202 : Tables

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed baseball as their favorite sport? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for baseball is the third bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed baseball as their favorite sport.

Example Question #201 : Tables

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many people listed cheerleading as their favorite sport? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bar for cheerleading is the fourth bar from the left. The bar raises to the number , which means  people listed cheerleading as their favorite sport.

Example Question #301 : Data Analysis

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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What sport is the most popular?

Possible Answers:

Cheerleading

Soccer

Baseball

Football

Correct answer:

Football

Explanation:

The bar for football goes up the highest, and  people listed football as their favorite sport, so football is the most popular sport. 

Example Question #5133 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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Based on the graph, how many people are in Melissa's class? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find out how many people are in Melissa's class, we need to add up all of the votes that each sport received. 

Example Question #5134 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Melissa's class made a chart to display her and her classmates' favorite sports. 

Use the graph below to answer the question. 

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How many more people favor cheerleading than baseball? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The phrase "how many more" tells us that we are going to subtract. We can take the number of people who favor for cheerleading and subtract the number of people who favor for the baseball. 

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