ALG Unit 4: Measures of Central Tendency

The ____________ is the measure of central tendency that represents the middle number in a set of data.

• Mode

• Average

• Principal

• Median

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

In order to find the ____________, we add up all of the numbers in the data set and then divide the sum by the number of numbers.

• Average

• Mode

• Upper Quartile

• Median

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The number that appears the most in a data set is commonly known as the ___________.

• Mean

• Range

• Mode

• Average

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

The ______________ can be found by subtracting the lower extreme from the upper extreme.

• Range

• Median

• Mean

• Rate

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

How do we find the median when there are exactly TWO numbers in the middle of the data set?

• We add up all of the numbers and divide by the number of numbers.

• Subtract the lower extreme from the upper extreme.

• Add the two numbers together and divide the sum by 2.

• Use the formula I = P x r x t

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The following data set represents the responses from students when they were asked how many siblings they had:

1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 7

What is the average number of siblings for this set of students?

• About 2.6

• 6

• About 18

• About 2.4

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CCSS.4.MD.B.4

An OUTLIER in a set of data is a number that is far away from the rest of the numbers.

Identify the OUTLIER in this data set.

5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 53

• 5

• 53

• 0

• 15

Gary has taken an aptitude test 8 times and his scores are 96, 98, 98, 105, 36, 87, 95, and 93. Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for his scores?

• Median

• Mode

• Mean

• Range

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for a data that describes the heights of grade 5 students?

• Mode

• Outlier

• Mean

• Median

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

A survey was conducted by a chocolate manufacturing company, about the likes and dislikes of the flavors they marketed. Which measure of central tendency will help them most to make their choice of the most liked flavor?

• Mean

• Range

• Mode

• Median

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2