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A scatterplot shows the horizontal axis labeled as Years ranging from year 2012 to year 2022 in increments of 2. The vertical axis labeled as Average U. S. Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit ranges from 50 to 68 in increments of 2. The graph shows the following approximate unlabeled data points: left parenthesis 2012 comma 55.3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2013 comma 52.4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2014 comma 52.6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2015 comma 54.4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2016 comma 54.9 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2017 comma 54.6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2018 comma 53.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2019 comma 52.7 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2020 comma 66.3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 2021 comma 54.5 right parenthesis.
The graph shows average annual temperatures in the United States in degrees Fahrenheit. What statistical investigative question can be inferred from the graphical display, and how should it be answered?
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What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature higher than the U.S. temperature in 2011? Thirty percent of the years shown in the graph had temperatures higher than the temperature in 2011.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature higher than the U.S. temperature in 2011? Thirty percent of the years shown in the graph had temperatures higher than the temperature in 2011.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit? Twenty percent of the years shown on the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit? Twenty percent of the years shown on the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Fifty percent of the years shown had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Fifty percent of the years shown had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Ninety percent of the years shown had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Ninety percent of the years shown had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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