Central Tendency

The sum of data divided by the number of items in the data set, or the average of the data provided.

• mean

• mediam

• mode

• range

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The middle value appearing at the center of a sorted version of the list, or the mean of the two central values.

• mean

• median

• range

• mode

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The number or numbers that appear most often in a set of data.

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The difference between the greatest and least data value.

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

A data value that is much smaller or much larger than the others

• outlier

• stranger

• variant

• misleading variable

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Determine which measure of center best represents the data.

The number of wins by a hockey team in the last 8 years: {56, 45, 26, 48, 54, 52, 49, 38}

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Answer explanation

Median, due to there being an outlier (26)

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Determine which measure of center best represents the data.

The number of minutes that Ariana spent exercising each day for the past wee: {35, 38, 32, 40, 45, 42, 36}

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

Answer explanation

there are no outliers

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Determine which measure of center best represents the data.

The scores on a math quiz: {80, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 80, 100, 60, 80, 50, 80, 80, 80, 70, 90, 90, 80, 100}

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

Answer explanation

There are many repeated values

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

the scores in a basketball match are as follows:
7,13,18,24,9,3,18
which score occurred most often?

• 9
• 13
• 18
• 24

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5A

If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests, what would your median score be? 

• 84
• 90
• 85
• 88

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C