Question Bank for Grade 6 Mathematics

What is the best measure to describe the data set : 6, 35, 8, 20, 6, 16, 7?

• mean

• median

• mode

Which number from the data set would be considered an outlier: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 25 ?

Which measure of center (mean, median, or mode) best describes the data set: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 25?

Which measure or measures are affected by the existence of an outlier?

• mean

• mean and median

• mean, median, and mode

• median

How does the outlier affect the measures in this data set: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 25?

• It does not affect the measures

• The outlier pulls the median up.

• The outlier pulls the Mean up.

• The outlier pulls the Mean down.

Which measure of center best represents this set of data?
12, 13, 11, 16, 31, 14, 10, 15

• Mean
• median
• mode

Which measure of variability would be used for this set of data? 12, 13, 11, 16, 31, 14, 10, 15

• Inter-Quartile Range

• Mean Absolute Value

• mode

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

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 for the variability?

• Mean Absolute Value

• Modal Range

• Interquartile Range

• Range of motion

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

• mean

• median

• mode

• range