Measures of Center and Variability Review

Jade subtracted the smallest value from the largest value in the data set. What statistic was she calculating?

• standard deviation

• range

• variance

• mean

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

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The largest number in a data set is referred to as the ______.

• min

• max

• median

• mean

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The smallest value in a data set is referred to as the _______.

• min

• max

• mean

• median

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CCSS.7.SP.B.4

According to the picture, what is the mean of the data set?

• 6.3

• 44

• 3.6

• 3.3

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

According to the picture, what is the standard deviation of the data set?

• 6.3

• 44

• 3.6

• 3.3

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The middle value in a data set when the numbers are listed in order is referred to as the ________.

• mean

• median

• mode

• center

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

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Which statistics measures how spread out the data values are in a data set?

• mean

• mode

• maximum value

• standard deviation

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What is the standard deviation for the data population given:

{12, 13, 29, 18, 61, 35, 21}

• 293.67

• 15.87

• 17.14

• 41.98

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The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?

• 24
• 36
• 39
• 52

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The number of pages that Carolyn wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below: 
9, 8, 12, 6, 10
What is the mean number of pages she wrote per day?

• 5
• 6
• 9
• 11

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5