RCAT Data Interpretation

Question 1

A bar chart shows monthly sales: Jan=500, Feb=600, Mar=450, Apr=700, May=550. What is the average monthly sales?

Accepted Answer

560

Answer

(500+600+450+700+550) ÷ 5 = 2800 ÷ 5 = 560.

Question 2

A pie chart shows: Category A = 40%, B = 25%, C = 20%, D = 15%. If the total is 200 items, how many are in Category B?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

25% of 200 = 0.25 × 200 = 50 items.

Question 3

A line graph shows revenue growing from $10,000 in Year 1 to $16,000 in Year 5. What is the percentage increase?

Accepted Answer

60%

Answer

Percentage increase = (16,000−10,000)/10,000 × 100 = 60%.

Question 4

A table shows test scores: 72, 85, 91, 68, 79, 85, 90, 77. What is the median score?

Accepted Answer

82

Answer

Sorted: 68,72,77,79,85,85,90,91; median = (79+85)/2 = 164/2 = 82.

Question 5

A scatter plot shows a strong positive correlation between hours studied and test scores. A student studies 8 hours. Based on the trend, their score is most likely:

Accepted Answer

Higher than those who studied 5 hours

Answer

A positive correlation means more hours studied is associated with higher scores, so 8 hours should yield a higher score than 5 hours.

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RCAT Data Interpretation