Measures of Central Tendency

If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests, what would your median score be? 

• 84
• 90
• 85
• 88

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

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Find the mean of these numbers:
5, 11, 2, 12, 4, 2

• 4.1
• 6
• 4.5
• 4

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The salary of the employees in the office were $15,000; $18,000; $16,000; $14,000; $90,000; and $17,000.  What is the best measure of the central tendency of the salaries?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

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The heights of the starting 5 players on a basketball team are 60 inches, 67 inches, 64 inches, and 65 inches.  If the mean or balance point of the players is 65, what is the height of the 5th player?

• 70
• 69
• 61
• 68

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

A survey asked 6th graders their favorite lunch and got the following results:
Pizza: 150
Nachos: 75
Spaghetti: 25

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

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Harley surveyed his classmates about how many siblings they have and got the following data: 0, 1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 2, 9, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3  Which  measure is best measure of center of the data?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Brittany surveyed her classmates about whether or not they liked the book or the movie version of the Hunger Games better.
Book: 18
Movie: 8

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

• spread
• mean
• outlier
• median

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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

• 2
• 5
• 7
• 4

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

In the last 5 games, Kevin Durant scored 22, 22, 18, 12, and 21 points. What is Durant's Mean (Average) score per game?

•  19 points per game
• 95 points per game
• 18.6 points per game
• 22 points per game

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5