Measures of Central Tendency

To find the ________________, first you put the data in order from least to greatest. Then you find the middle value of the data.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

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To find the _______________, you look for the data that shows up the most often. There could be none, one, or more than one.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Outlier

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To find the _________________, you subtract the minimum data from the maximum data. It represents the "span" of your data.

• Mean

• Outlier

• Mode

• Range

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To find the __________________, first you add all the data. Then, you divide that sum by the number of data you have.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Maximum

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The _________________ is a value in your data set that is drastically different than the rest of your data. It is either much higher than the rest of your data, or much lower than the rest.

• Mean

• Maximum

• Outlier

• Minimum

Another name for mean is _________________.

• Average

• Mr. Bernstein

• Mrs. Moschini

• Sum

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The mode for this data set is:

1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 25

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 2, 3, and 4

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The median for this data set is:

1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 25

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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The outlier for this set is:

1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 25

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 25

What should your first step be in finding the measure of central tendency for a set of data?

• Ask Mr. B for help

• Quit

• Put all the data in order from least to greatest

• Play with your calculator

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