Statistics: Central Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode

Select data set that has a mean value that is less than 5.

• 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 12, 12, 13

• 1, 3, 1, 7, 1, 5, 1, 9

• 3, 8, 3, 6, 2, 5, 9, 9

• 2, 2, 10, 15, 3, 5, 11

Select data set that has a mean value that is less than 5.

• 3.4, 0, 23, 7, 6, 11, 2

• 5, 5, 5, 7, 4, 7, 9, 7

• 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1, 10, 10

• 1, 11, 1, 11, 1,11, 1, 5

Justin asked each of his eight classmates how many extra-credit points they received and recorded their scores. They received the following scores: 2.5,2,3.5,6,7,8,9,4. What was the mean for his classmate's scores?

• 5

• 5.25

• 6

• 3.5

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Find the mean of the data set: 573, 569, 566, 561, 566, 566, 568.

• 566

• 567

• 561

• 573

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The heights of ten basketball players were collected in inches: 81, 78, 85, 87, 82, 84, 83, 79, 80, 77. What is the mean?

• 86.1

• 81.4

• 86.4

• 81.6

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

What is an outlier?

• A value that lies within the normal range of other values in a data set

• A value that is not in a data set

• A value that lies outside (is much smaller or larger than) most of the other values in a set of data.

• A value that is the average of the data set

It is best to use the mean as a measure of center when a data set contains values that are _______ .

• gapped

• seperated

• far apart

• clustered

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

When _______ are present in a data set, the mean of the data may be pushed out of the central position.

• clusters

• outliers

• peaks

If the mean is a good measure of center for a set of data, then there are no ________.

• clusters

• outliers

• modes

• medians

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Determine if the mean of 5 is a good measure of center for this set of data: 4, 6, 2, 8, 5

• yes

• no

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2