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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 the name of the method Paulos illustrates in the wildlife study?
(a) Flip and toss.
(b) Capture-Recapture.
(c) Spin-Stop.
(d) Back and forth.

2. What did the doctor invent?
(a) Poisson's Formula.
(b) The rat's maze.
(c) Biorhythmic analysis.
(d) Slide rule.

3. The theory deals with what?
(a) Multiples.
(b) Measurements.
(c) Dividends.
(d) Scoring.

4. What percentage of rain is referenced?
(a) 40%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 50%.

5. What two household appliances are used in the example?
(a) Stove and furnace.
(b) Freezer and television.
(c) Alarm clock and hairdryer.
(d) Oven and refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paulos often has people ask him about what?

2. In elementary school, math is rarely _______.

3. Paulos believes that most people fall where in their mathematical understanding?

4. What was the age used in the example?

5. Which group does this coincidence often apply to?

(see the answer key)

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