Measures of Center and Variability (Inferences)

The Table above shows the points scored by the JV basketball team in their first seven games. Calculate the mean, median, mode and range. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the best?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

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Which class has the higher test score median? 

• Class #1
• Class # 2 
• The medians are equal
• The median is not shown here. 

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Which class was more consistent in their Algebra Scores?

• Class #2
• Class #1
• Both classes had the same consistency.
• 50%

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Mrs. Rosenblatt's class has an average grade of 87. Later on she realizes she left out Joe's score. His grade was a 65. The new mean will ,....

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

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For which group of data does the mean equal the mode?

• 4, 5, 5, 8
• 4, 4, 6, 6
• 4, 5, 6, 6
• 4, 5, 5, 6

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Which is the correct data set for the dot plot?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 
• 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 9
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

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The data set below has an outlier of 42.
2, 5, 12, 15, 19, 4, 6, 11, 16, 18, 12, 12, 42
What effect does removing the outlier have on the distribution of the data?

• The mean will decrease
• The median will decrease
• The mean will increase
• The median will increase

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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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Find the mode:
5, 0, 9, 9, 3, 0, 5, 5, 4

• 9
• 5
• 3
• 7

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Find the median:
5, 6, 3, 9, 0, 4, 1, 2, 7

• 4
• 4.1
• 5
• 4.5

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