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HSPA Math Macro 3c: Collecting, organizing, representing,
analyzing, and interpreting data

Sample Open-ended Item #3

Sample Item

The chart below shows the gross income (in millions) of Company ABC for the years 1990 to 1999.

  • Find the mean, median, mode and range of the Company’s yearly gross income for the years indicated in the table.

  • Predict what the Company’s gross income will be for the year 1999 - 2000.

Sample Responses

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"0" Response

This response scored a "0" because it shows no understanding of the problem- including any consistency in the table that was created.

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"1" Response

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"2" Response

This response scored a "2" because it shows a basic understanding of mean, median, mode, and range. However, it is found with the wrong data.

This response almost scored a "3," but it presents an incorrect range...so it  scored a "2." 

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