Mettl Data Interpretation Skills 3

Question 1

A double bar chart shows male and female applicants per department: HR (M=20, F=40), IT (M=60, F=30), Finance (M=25, F=35). Which department has the highest total applicants?

Accepted Answer

IT

Answer

IT total = 90, HR total = 60, Finance total = 60, making IT the highest.

Question 2

A line graph shows website traffic over 5 days: Mon=1,200, Tue=1,500, Wed=900, Thu=1,800, Fri=1,600. What is the median daily traffic?

Accepted Answer

1,500

Answer

Sorted values: 900, 1200, 1500, 1600, 1800 — the middle value (3rd) is 1,500.

Question 3

A stacked bar chart shows total project hours split between development and testing: Project A (Dev=120, Test=30), Project B (Dev=80, Test=70). What percentage of Project B's hours were spent on testing?

Accepted Answer

46.7%

Answer

Testing share = 70/(80+70) = 70/150 = 46.7%.

Question 4

A table shows unit costs at different production volumes: 100 units=$50, 500 units=$40, 1,000 units=$32, 5,000 units=$25. This pattern best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

Economies of scale

Answer

Decreasing unit cost as volume increases is the classic definition of economies of scale.

Question 5

A pie chart shows budget allocation: Salaries=60%, Marketing=20%, Operations=12%, R&D=8%. If the total budget is $5M, how much more is spent on Salaries than on Marketing and Operations combined?

Accepted Answer

$1,400,000

Answer

Salaries=$3M; Marketing+Operations=($1M+$0.6M)=$1.6M; difference=$1.4M.

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Mettl Data Interpretation Skills 3