Math 1 Unit 9 Describing Data

If there is an outlier or the data is skewed left/right, the best measure of center to represent the data set is...

• Mean

• Median

If there is no outlier and the data is not skewed left/right (the data is symmetric), the best measure of center to describe the data set is...

• Mean

• Median

Is the data in the histogram symmetric, skewed left, or skewed right?

• Skewed left

• Skewed right

• Symmetric

• All of the above

Is the data in the histogram symmetric, skewed left, or skewed right?

• Symmetric

• Skewed left

• Skewed right

• All of the above

The following data set represents the minutes spent on Tik Tok during class of students at Monster High School: 20, 25, 15, 30, 14, 16, 36, 28, 31, 17, 90.

Is the data symmetric, skewed left, or skewed right?

• Symmetric

• Skewed Left

• Skewed right

• All of the above

The following data set represents the ages of some students in Ms. Schneider's Math 1 class: 14, 15, 14, 14, 15, 13, 15, 14, 14, 15.

Is the data symmetric, skewed left, or skewed right?

• Skewed right

• Symmetric

• Skewed left

• All of the above

The following numbers represent the ages of people in an elementary school library: 5, 9, 7, 9, 10, 6, 8, 60

Which measure of center would best represent the data set?

• mean: there is no outlier

• median: there is no outlier

• mean: there is an outlier

• median: there is an outlier

The following numbers represent the ages of people in an elementary school library: 5, 9, 7, 9, 10, 6, 8, 60

What is the outlier of the data set?

• 60 years old

• 9 years old

• 5 years old

• There is no outlier

This histogram shows the distribution of exam scores from a Math 1 EOC. Which measure of center would best represent the data?

• Mean: the data is not skewed

• Median: the data is skewed left

• Median: the data is skewed right

• Median: the data is not skewed

The histogram shows the distribution of weight in pounds of how much people at a gym can bench press. Which measure of center would best describe the data?

• Mean: the data is skewed right

• Median: the data is skewed left

• Median: the data is skewed right

• Mean: the data is skewed left