Mean, Median, and Mode

Statistics 3 - Mean, Median, Mode and Range

by Melissa CHAPMAN

Lesson

Get your book out and get ready to take notes.

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Read through the compass instructions and take notes from the video and examples.

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​Then come back to answer these questions.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of the mean?

• The average
• The middle number
• The difference between the highest and lowest numbers
• The number that occurs the most

Multiple Choice

To find the average of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...

• 2
• The minimum
• The maximum
• The number of items

Multiple Choice

The height of three basketball players is 210 cm, 220 cm and 191 cm.
What is their average height?

• 210
• 207
• 220
• 200

Multiple Choice

Find the mean of these numbers:
2, 57, 38, 42, 6

• 29
• 38
• 50
• 145

Multiple Choice

Find the mean giraffe heights.

• 15

• 15.5

• 15.7

• 28.2

Multiple Choice

When finding the median, what do you do if there are two middle numbers?

• Add them together and divide by 2
• Write them both as the answer
• Give up
• Pick one

Multiple Choice

What is the median?

• biggest- smallest
• average
• the middle #
• # that happens the most

Fill in the Blanks

Example 1:

Find the median of 12, 34, 8, 16, 25, 3 and 10

Arrange the data in an increasing order.

3, 8, 10, 12, 16, 25, 34

The middle number is 12

What is the median?

Fill in the Blanks

Example 2: Find the median of 5, 14, 22, 35, 20, 15, 6 and 28 Arrange the data in an increasing order 5, 6, 14, 15, 20, 22, 28, 35 The middle numbers are 15 and 20 $\frac{\left(15+20\right)}{\ 2}=17.5$   What is the median? 

Multiple Choice

Find the median for the set of numbers:

60, 52, 11, 29, 46, 9, 33

• 39

• 33

• 29

• 46

Multiple Choice

Find the median for the set of numbers:

53, 22, 76, 46, 68, 32, 15, 29

• 32

• 41

• 39

• 46

Multiple Choice

Find the median of these numbers:
76, 82, 57, 93, 64, 72

• 74
• 57
• 72
• 73

Multiple Choice

Find the median of these numbers:
4, 2, 7, 4, 3

• 2
• 5
• 7
• 4

Multiple Choice

The mode is the number ________________________.

• you see most

• you see least

• you don't see

• you see first

Multiple Choice

At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the MODE.

12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10

• 10

• 12

• 10 and 12

• No Mode

Multiple Choice

What is the mode of the following data set?

5, 7, 7, 8, 12 , 12, 5, 6, 13, 12

• 5

• 7

• 12

• no mode

Multiple Choice

What is the mode of this data set?

• 10
• 7
• 18
• 9

Multiple Choice

What is the mode of the following data set?

5, 7, 7, 8, 12 , 12, 5, 6, 13, 12

• 5

• 7

• 12

• no mode

Multiple Choice

What is the mode in this set of numbers:
7, 14, 20, 3, 7, 14, 2, 14, 7

• 7
• 20
• 7 & 14
• none of the above

Multiple Choice

18, 4, 12, 2, 13, 18, 2, 2, 10
What is the mode of this data set?

• 18
• 2
• 16
• 9

Multiple Choice

What is the range?

• average
• biggest-smallest
• the middle #
• # happening the most

Multiple Choice

Find the range of the data.

63, 71, 65, 66, 87, 53

• 32

• 33

• 34

• 35

Multiple Choice

What is the range of this data set?

• 54
• 2
• 11
• 10

Multiple Choice

Find the range of the data.

16, 28, 6, 19, 21, 15, 22, 33, 17

• 18

• 27

• 30

• 12

Multiple Choice

What is the range of miniature golf scores?

• 44 points

• 29 points

• 33 points

• 39 points

Multiple Choice

Find the range of the data.

16, 28, 6, 19, 21, 15, 22, 33, 17

• 18

• 27

• 30

• 12

Multiple Choice

18, 4, 12, 2, 13, 18, 2, 2, 10
What is the range of this data set?

• 9
• 20
• 2
• 16

​Try again if you got less than 50%

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