SAT Reading Data

Which statement best summarizes the information presented in the graph?

• Far more people around the world own computers and cell phones today than in 2005.

• The number of people sharing digital information has more than tripled since 2005.

• The volume of digital information created and shared has increased tremendously in recent years.

• The amount of digital information created and shared is likely to be almost 8 zettabytes in 2015.

According to the graph, which statement is true about the amount of digital information projected to be created and shared globally in 2012?

• Growth in digital information creation and sharing was projected to be wildly out of proportion to growth in 2011 and 2013E.

• The amount of digital information created and shared was projected to begin a new upward trend.

• The amount of digital information created and shated was projected to peak.

• The amount of digital information created and shared was projected to pass 2 zettabytes for the first time.

Which statement about the effect of hibernation on the seven bears is best supported by the graph?

• Only one of the bears did not experience an appreciable change in its total plasma cholesterol level.

• Only one of the bears experienced a significant increase in its total plasma cholesterol level.

• All of the bears achieved the desirable plasma cholesterol level for humans.

• The bear with the lowest total plasma cholesterol level in its active state had the highest total plasma cholesterol level during hibernation.

According to the graph, when the focus of the question was on their own actions, scientists

• were more likely to admit that a study was wrong if they were more suspicious of other work.

• correctly assumed that admitting that a study was wrong would not lead to an increase in suspicion of their work.

• incorrectly assumed that admitting that a study was wrong would lead others to be more suspicious of their work.

• were less likely to admit that a study was wrong if they were more suspicious of other work.

Which of the following is best supported by the graph?

• Scientists believed that others would view them as much less honest if they admitted to wrongness.

• Scientists were slightly less likely to view others as honest if they did not admit to wrongness.

• Scientists were much more likely to view others as honest if they admitted to wrongness.

• Scientists were slightly more likely to view others as honest if they did admit to wrongness.

Which of the following best summarizes the data in the graph?

• The average wind speed increases steadily between 5:00 am and midnight.

• The average wind speed more than doubles from 18:00 to 22:00.

• The average wind speed is lowest between 3:00 and 5:00.

• The average wind speed is highest between 20:00 and 22:00.

Which of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from the graph above?

• The two Americas account for a combined 29% of the world’s landmass.

• Half of the earth’s surface area is covered by Asia and Africa.

• The landmass of Africa is approximately the same size as the combined landmass of Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

• Asia is approximately 50% larger, based on landmass, than Africa.

Which of the following best summarizes information displayed in the scatter plot above?

• The world records set between 2000 and 2010 were all faster than what the line of best fit predicts.

• The world record time in 2050, in seconds, is predicted by the line of best fit to be less than half what it was in 1910.

• The world records set between 1980 and 1995 were all faster than what the line of best fit predicts.

• Since 1900, the world record has never gone more than 15 years without being lowered.

Which of the following best describes the information in the graph?

• The average holder of any type of college degree is less than half as likely to be unemployed as is the average person who has not completed high school.

• For every level of education, as education increases the unemployment rate decreases.

• As the level of education increases, the unemployment rate and the median weekly income are positively correlated.

• The median holder of an associate’s degree earns more than twice as much per week as the median person who has not completed high school.

What statement is best supported by the data in the figure above?

• Over 40% of all public transportation trips are taken by rail of some kind.

• More people travel via paratransit than via ferry.

• 45% of all miles traveled on public transportation are traveled by rail of some kind.

• Over half of all users of public transportation are bus riders.