Ohio Civil Service Exam Data Interpretation and Analysis 2

Question 1

A bar chart shows quarterly budget expenditures: Q1=$42,000, Q2=$38,500, Q3=$51,200, Q4=$47,300. What is the average quarterly expenditure?

Accepted Answer

$45,750

Answer

$44,750

Answer

$44,250

Answer

$46,500

Question 2

A pie chart shows department staffing: Administration 25%, Operations 40%, Compliance 20%, IT 15%. If total staff is 200, how many are in Operations?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

50

Answer

40

Answer

60

Question 3

A line graph shows monthly complaints: Jan=45, Feb=52, Mar=39, Apr=61. Which month had the greatest increase from the previous month?

Accepted Answer

April

Answer

February

Answer

March

Answer

January

Question 4

A table shows permit processing times in days: Office A=12, Office B=8, Office C=15, Office D=9, Office E=11. What is the median processing time?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

9

Answer

12

Answer

10

Question 5

A report shows that a county's population grew from 124,000 to 136,400. What is the percentage increase?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

9%

Answer

12%

Answer

8%

Question 6

A scatter plot shows a strong positive correlation between employee training hours and performance scores. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Higher training hours are associated with higher scores

Answer

Higher training hours cause higher scores

Answer

Training hours have no effect on scores

Answer

Higher scores lead to more training

Question 7

A frequency table shows complaint types: Billing=34, Service=51, Delay=28, Other=17. What percentage of complaints are service-related?

Accepted Answer

39%

Answer

38%

Answer

40%

Answer

37%