Central Tendencies

What is the median?

• The number in the middle.
• The greatest number - the least number
• The average
• The number that appears most often.

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

• 2.
• The smallest number
• The largest number
• The number of items in the set.

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What is the range?

• The average
• The number in the middle
• The largest number - the smallest number
• The number that appears most often

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In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True
• False

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When you are trying to find the MEDIAN of a set of data and 2 numbers are left in the middle after putting them in order from least to greatest, what do you do?

• List both of the numbers as the Median.
• Add the two numbers together and divide by 2.
• Pick the one that you want.
• Subtract the two numbers.

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Dr. Dre is a dentist. He needs to report on the average number of cavities that his patients have.
1, 0, 1, 5, 0, 3, 4.  What is the average number of cavities?

• 14
• 2
• 7
• 1

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The heights of some students are given.
158cm     172cm      164cm
164cm     167cm      159cm
 What is the range of the heights?

• 13 cm
• 330 cm
• 164 cm
• 14 cm

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The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?

• 24
• 36
• 39
• 52

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Roger bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is the range of Roger's scores?

• 193
• 127
• 60
• 66

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A data set can have more than one median?

• True
• False

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