Mean, Median, Mode, Range Review

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

• 2

• The minimum

• The maximum

• The number of items

Another name for the mean is the _____________.

Grab a calculator: A sample of men shoe sizes are listed below:

9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 13, 15

What is the MEAN?

• 11

• 10

• 9

• 15

What is the median?

• The number in the middle when the numbers are in order from least to greatest.

• The difference between the largest and smallest number.

• The average

• The number that appears most often.

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If, after ordering the numbers from least to greatest, there are two numbers in the the middle, then to find the median you...

• ...pick the one you like the most

• ...pick the first one

• ...add the two numbers together and divide by 2 (take the average of them)

• ...give up.

How do you find the mode?

• The average

• The number that appears most often.

• The largest number - the smallest number

• The number in the middle.

A sample of men shoe sizes are listed below:

9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 13, 15

What is the MODE?

• 11

• 10

• 9

• 15

A data set can have more than one mode.

• True, if there is a tie for the numbers that repeat themselves the most.

• False, NEVER!

Which term means the middle of a data set?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

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Is the MEDIAN greater than or less than the MODE for the following data set?

30, 31, 32, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39

• greater than

• less than

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