8.6 Determine How Data Changes Impact Statistical Measures

Which is a good measure of center when the data contains an outlier?

• mean

• median

• mode

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Which is a good measure of center when data is clustered together?

• mean

• median

• mode

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Which is a good measure of center if the data is not numeric or doesn't fall in intervals?

• mean

• median

• mode

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Data Set: 44, 43, 42, 40, 42, 45, 39, 38, 18.

Is the median or mean the best measure of center? Explain.

Choose the correct measure of center AND explanation.

• Median, because there is an outlier

• Median, because the data is clustered together

• Mean, because there is an outlier

• Mean, because the data is clustered together

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Fifteen students were asked their favorite color and the following are their responses,

red, red, red, blue, blue, green, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, pink, yellow

Which measure of center should you choose?

• mean

• median

• mode

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What measure of center should you choose and why?

• Mean, because the data is clustered together.

• Mean, because there is an outlier.

• Median, because the data is clustered together.

• Median, because there is an outlier.

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Each of five different stores sell a quart of milk for the following prices:

$1.50, $1.55, $1.80, $1.70, $1.50

What measure of center is best for this data?

• mean

• median

• mode

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Which measure of variability should be chosen if median was a good measure of center?

• MAD

• IQR

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What is the mode of the data set: 44, 43, 42, 40, 42, 45, 39, 38, 18.

ONLY TYPE IN A NUMBER

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What is the median of the data set: 44, 43, 42, 40, 42, 45, 39, 38, 18.

ONLY TYPE IN A NUMBER

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