Mastering Measures of Central Tendency

What is the mean of the following set of numbers: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23?

• A) 12

• B) 13.2

• C) 14

• D) 15

If you have the data set 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, what is the median?

• A) 9

• B) 12

• C) 13

• D) 14

In the list of numbers 5, 3, 9, 3, 5, 3, what is the mode?

• A) 3

• B) 5

• C) 9

• D) There is no mode

What is the range of the following numbers: 20, 36, 10, 58, 44?

• A) 28

• B) 38

• C) 48

• D) 58

Define the term "mean".

• A) The middle value in a list of numbers

• B) The most frequently occurring number in a list

• C) The difference between the highest and lowest values in a list

• D) The average of a list of numbers

What does the median represent in a set of data?

• A) The average value

• B) The middle value when the data is arranged in order

• C) The value that appears most often

• D) The spread of the data

If a set of data is 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, what is the mode?

• A) 2

• B) 6

• C) There is no mode

• D) All of the numbers are the mode

What is the range of the data set 3, 3, 3, 3, 3?

• A) 0

• B) 3

• C) 5

• D) There is no range

Which of the following is the correct definition of the term "range"?

• A) The average of a set of numbers

• B) The middle value of a set of numbers

• C) The most frequently occurring number in a set

• D) The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set

Find the mean of these numbers: 17, 22, 19, 20, 23.

• A) 19

• B) 20

• C) 20.2

• D) 21