Measures of Central Tendency

Which is a more resilient measure of central tendency?

• Mean

• Mode

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

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How will removing 82 impact the mean of the given dataset?

4 , 8 , 5 , 17 , 5 , 4 , 9 , 5 , 6 , 82

• It will not change

• It will be larger

• It will be smaller

How will removing 82 impact the median of the given dataset?

4 , 8 , 5 , 17 , 5 , 4 , 9 , 5 , 6 , 82

• It won't change

• It will get larger

• It will get smaller

The median of the numbers 34, 32, 12, 65, and 45 is...

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The mean of the numbers 34, 32, 12, 65, and 45 is...

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

TRUE OR FALSE?

The middle number of the data after ordering from least to greatest is called the mean.

• True

• False

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

TRUE OR FALSE?

The MEAN is the sum of the data divided by the number of items in the set.

• True

• False

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

When you are trying to find the MEDIAN of a set of data and 2 numbers are left in the middle after putting them in order from least to greatest, what do you do?

• Pick the one that you want.

• Subtract the two numbers.

• List both of the numbers as the Median.

• Add the two numbers together and divide by 2.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Given the distribution, which is greater the mean or the median?

• Mean

• Median

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

How do you feel about your understanding of measures of central tendency?

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