Measures of Central Tendency Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

• Mean

• Mode

• Median

• Variation

Which is a synonym for "average?"

• median

• mode

• range

• mean

What is the mode?

• The middle number in an ordered set of data.

• The difference between the greatest and least amount in the data set

• The value that occurs the most often in a data set

• The sum of all the numbers in a data set divided by the size

What do you do if there are two numbers in "the middle" when you are finding the median?

• Pick your favorite number

• They are both the median

• Find the mean of the two numbers

• None of the above

The mean of the data set can be found by...

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

What is the mode of the following data set...

4 , 8 , 5 , 17 , 5 , 4 , 9 , 5 , 6 , 8

• 4

• 9

• 6

• 5

If you scored 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your Math tests last quarter, what would your median score be?

• 84

• 90

• 85

• 88

Terrence plays basketball on a team. He has played three games so far. In the first game, he scored 10 points. In the second game, he scored 16 points. In the third game, he scored 7 points. What is Terrence's average points per game?

• 9 Points

• 10 Points

• 11 Points

• 12 Points

To find the average of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...

• 2
• The minimum
• The maximum
• The number of items

Which is the MIDDLE?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range