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Choose the best Measure of Center

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

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Choose the best Measure of Center
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which number from the data set 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, and 25 is an outlier?

(a)  

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which measure of center best represents this set of data?
12, 13, 11, 16, 31, 14, 10, 15

Mean
median
mode

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The salary of the employees in the office were $15,000; $18,000; $16,000; $14,000; $90,000; and $17,000.  What is the best measure of the central tendency of the salaries?

Mean
Median
Mode
Range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What measure of center is best to use when we have outliers?

mean

median

mode

range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When analyzing numerical data, the best measure of center with NO outlier is:

mean

median

mode

range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For a dataset with a skewed distribution, which measure of central tendency is most appropriate?

Mean

Median

Mode

Range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which measure of central tendency is least affected by extreme values in a data set?

Mean

Median

Mode

Range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

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