Three of the Following Are Common Misconceptions That Elementary or Secondary

question 65

Multiple Choice

Three of the following are common misconceptions that elementary or secondary students are likely to have. Which one is not commonly found?

• A) Any moving object must have a force continually acting on it.
• B) Most animals can survive for months without food.
• C) Boundaries between countries are designated by actual lines marked on the earth's surface.
• D) The earth is shaped like a disk.

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Scatterplot

A type of plot or mathematical diagram using Cartesian coordinates to display values for typically two variables for a set of data, showing the relationship between them.

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Elements, characteristics, or conditions that can change or vary in a mathematical or statistical experiment.

Outliers

Data points that are significantly different from or inconsistent with the remainder of the dataset.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for typically two variables for a set of data, showing how much one variable is affected by another.