Measures of Center Quiz

The minimum value in a data set is...

• the smallest value in a data set

• the largest value in a data set

• the number that occurs the least in a data set

The maximum number in a data set is...

• the smallest number in a data set

• the number that occurs the most in a data set

• the largest number in a data set

The median of a data set is

• the number that occurs the most

• the average of the data set

• the middle value of a data set

The mode of a data set is...

• the number that occurs the most

• the middle value of a data set

• the average of a data set

The __________ is the difference between the greatest and least data values.

• measures of center

• third quartile

• range

• outliers

__________ is a common term used to refer to the measure of central tendency otherwise known as the mean.

• measures of center

• mean absolute deviation

• quartiles

• average

Numbers called __________ can be used to describe the center of data.

• measures of center

• quartiles

• outliers

• range

The _________ is the median of the lower half of the set of data.

• median

• mean

• lower quartile

• mode

The __________ is the median of the upper half of the set of data.

• mode

• average

• outliers

• upper quartile

A data set can have more than one mode

• True
• False