Choose the Best Measure of Center

Mean, median, and mode are all measures of...

• variability

• center

• gap

• spread

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Data values that are far away from most of the other data in a set...

• Gaps

• Outliers

• Averages

• Clusters

The spread and clustering of data in a set is the........ of the data set.

• variability

• mean

• median

• outlier

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

An outlier distorts the.....

• median

• mode

• interquartile range

• mean

When data values are close together, they are........together.

• clustered

• spread

• gapped

• ranged

A measure of center may not reflect the data well when there is a.............in the center

• mode

• cluster

• median

• gap

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

A measure of center may not reflect the data well when there is a.............in the center

• mode

• cluster

• median

• gap

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Which measure of center best represents this set of data?
red, blue, red, yellow, red, green, black, red, white, red, red

• Mean
• median
• mode

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

The salary of the employees in the office were $15,000; $18,000; $16,000; $14,000; $90,000; and $17,000.  What is the best measure of the central tendency of the salaries?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

What measure of center is best to use when we have outliers?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2