Measure of Central Tendency and Dispersion

The mean of a data set can be found by...

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The median of a data set can be found by...

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The mode of a data set can be found by...

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The range of a data set can be found by...

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What is the range of 45, 56, 23, 74, and 63?

• 18

• 51

• 23

• 56

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Find the mean of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

• 7

• 3

• 4

• 2

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The median of the numbers 34, 32, 12, 65, and 45 is...

• 34

• 32

• 12

• 65

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Which descriptive statistic involves arranging data i numerical order from lowest to highest to find the middle number?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Standard deviation

Which descriptive statistic involves adding up all of the scores in the data set and dividing that figure by the total number of scores in the data set?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Standard deviation

The average weight of a class of 24 students is 36 kg. When the weight of the teacher is also included, the average weight increases by 1 kg. What is the weight of the teacher?

• 60 kg

• 61 kg

• 37 kg

• None of the above

• 39 kg

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C