Data Interpretation Flashcards
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A city department's annual budget is broken down as follows: Personnel $450,000; Equipment $120,000; Travel $30,000; Supplies $45,000; Miscellaneous $55,000. What percentage of the total budget is allocated to Personnel?
Answer: 64.3%
Total budget = $700,000; Personnel share = $450,000 ÷ $700,000 × 100 = 64.3%.
A government office recorded monthly complaints received: Jan=45, Feb=38, Mar=52, Apr=47, May=61, Jun=39. What is the average number of monthly complaints?
Answer: 47
Sum = 45+38+52+47+61+39 = 282; average = 282 ÷ 6 = 47.
An office processed the following number of applications per day over five days: 23, 31, 28, 35, 33. What is the median number of applications processed?
Answer: 31
Arranged in order: 23, 28, 31, 33, 35 — the middle value (3rd of 5) is 31.
An office with 200 employees recorded Friday attendance at 84%. How many employees were absent on Friday?
Answer: 32
Absent rate = 100% − 84% = 16%; 16% × 200 = 32 employees absent.
A pie chart shows how a city spends its $5 million annual budget: Public Safety 35%, Infrastructure 25%, Education 20%, Health Services 15%, Administration 5%. How much is allocated to Health Services?
Answer: $750,000
Health Services = 15% × $5,000,000 = $750,000.
Department B recorded the following document processing times in minutes: 18, 10, 22, 16, 14. What is the range of Department B's processing times?
Answer: 12
Range = highest value − lowest value = 22 − 10 = 12 minutes.
A bar chart shows permit applications received quarterly: Q1=320, Q2=480, Q3=410, Q4=390. What was the percentage increase in applications from Q1 to Q2?
Answer: 50.0%
Increase = (480 − 320) ÷ 320 × 100 = 160 ÷ 320 × 100 = 50%.