Central Tendency Quiz

What is the central tendency measure that represents the middle value of a data set?

• range

• median

• mean

• mode

When the data set has extreme values or outliers, which central tendency measure is more appropriate to use?

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

• Variance

In a skewed data set, which measure of central tendency is less affected by extreme values?

• Variance

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

If a data set has multiple modes, which measure of central tendency is not useful to represent the data?

• Median

• Range

• Mean

• Variance

When the data set has a few extreme values that greatly affect the average, which measure of central tendency should be used?

• Median

• Range

• Mode

• Mean

Which measure of central tendency is affected by the exact values of all the data points in the set?

• Mode

• Range

• Median

• Mean

In a symmetrical data set, which measure of central tendency is equal to the average?

• standard deviation

• mode

• range

• median

If the data set has a few extreme values, which measure of central tendency is more reliable to represent the typical value?

• Mean

• Variance

• Mode

• Median

When the data set has categorical data, which measure of central tendency is most appropriate to use?

• Mode

• Mean

• Median

• Variance

Which measure of central tendency is the sum of all values divided by the number of values in the data set?

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Mean