Review of Measure of Central Tendency

The ______ is the average of a set of data, calculated by dividing the sum by the number of the data points.

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

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The ______ of a numerical set of data is the middle number when the numbers are written in numerical order.

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

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The ______ of a numerical set of data is the value that occurs most frequently.

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

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When you are trying to find the MEDIAN of a set of data and 2 numbers are left in the middle after putting them in order from least to greatest, what do you do?

• List both of the numbers as the Median.

• Add the two numbers together and divide by 2.

• Pick the one that you want.

• Subtract the two numbers.

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Mr. Benyo's class has an average grade of 87%. Later on he realizes that Joe's score was left out. His grade was a 65%. How will this new percentage affect Mr. Benyo's class average?

• the class average will increase

• the class average will decrease

• the class average will stay the same

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Roger bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is the median of Roger's scores?

• 148.5

• 156

• 155

• 160

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The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 99 was the highest score on the test.
• More students received a 94 than any other score
• No student scored below a 50
• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

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The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown:

36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31

What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?

• 24

• 39

• 36

• 52

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Dr. Dre is a dentist. He needs to report on the average (Mean) number of cavities that his patients have.

1, 0, 1, 5, 0, 3, 4. What is the mean number of cavities?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 7

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At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the MODE.

12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10

• 10

• 12

• 10 and 12

• No Mode

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