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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Statistics, Trade-Offs, and Society, Close.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Paulos' favorite pseudoscience?
(a) Numerology.
(b) Phrenology.
(c) Psychometry.
(d) Astrology.

2. What item of clothing is used in an example?
(a) Shoe.
(b) Skirt.
(c) Sock.
(d) Coat.

3. What is one of the most common mistakes in math?
(a) Estimating probability.
(b) Calculating diameter.
(c) Solving word problems.
(d) Remembering the value of pi.

4. What is the probable percentage of the tagged animals?
(a) 49%.
(b) 8%.
(c) 18%
(d) 15%

5. Which skill is rarely taught?
(a) Transposing.
(b) Factoring.
(c) Multiplication.
(d) Estimation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Things are often misused if they are ______.

2. Many statistics are often cited as ______.

3. What is not a common aid used to teach math?

4. According to the text how many adults are there in the US?

5. What is the name of the method Paulos illustrates in the wildlife study?

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