Mean versus Median

On the semester final, Joe scored 85, Jill scored 89, and Bill scored a 99.What was the average score for these students? _________

• 91
• 273

What is the mean of these numbers?
4,5,5,2,3,3,2,8

• 40
• 24
• 4
• 256

Find the median:
3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1

• 3 and 4
• There isn't one
• 3.5
• 3

1. Find the average (mean) of these numbers.
10, 3, 2, 5

• 5
• 4
• 10
• 3

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

• 2
• The minimum
• The maximum
• The number of items

What is the definition of the mean?

• The average
• The middle number
• The difference between the highest and lowest numbers
• The number that occurs the most

The height of three basketball players is 210 cm, 220 cm and 191 cm.
What is their average height?

• 210
• 207
• 220
• 200

Find the median of these numbers:
4,2,7,4,3

• 2
• 5
• 7
• 4

When finding the median, what do you do if there are two middle numbers?

• Add them together and divide by 2
• Write them both as the answer
• Give up
• Pick one

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

• True
• False