Measures of Central Tendency Quiz

What is the formula for calculating the mean?

• Sum of values divided by number of values

• Product of values divided by number of values

• Average of values divided by number of values

• Difference of values divided by number of values

Which measure of central tendency is not affected by extreme values?

• Median

• Mode

• None of the above

• Mean

When is the median used instead of the mean?

• When data set is normally distributed

• When data set is small

• When data set has no mode

• When data set contains outliers

What is the mode of a data set?

• The middle value

• The sum of all values

• The average of all values

• The most frequently occurring value

Which measure is most commonly used in statistics?

• Median

• Mode

• Mean

• Range

What is the median of a data set with 7 values?

• The 5th value

• The average of 3rd and 4th values

• The 3rd value

• The 4th value

In which type of data is mode particularly useful?

• Numerical data

• Continuous data

• Categorical data

• Ordinal data

What does the mean represent in a data set?

• The highest value

• The central value

• The most common value

• The lowest value

How many modes can a data set have?

• No mode

• Exactly two modes

• Only one mode

• Multiple modes

Which measure of central tendency is affected by extreme values?

• All of the above

• Mean

• Median

• Mode