Measures of Central Tendency

Front

The number that appears the most in a data set is commonly known as the ___________.

Back

Mode

Front

The median of the top 50% of the number values in the data set is known as the _________________ .

Back

Upper Quartile

Front

The ______________ can be found by subtracting the lower extreme from the upper extreme.

Back

Range

Front

An OUTLIER in a set of data is a number that is far away from the rest of the numbers. Identify the OUTLIER in this data set: 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 53.

Back

53

Front

In order to find the ____________, we add up all of the numbers in the data set and then divide the sum by the number of numbers.

Back

Average

Front

The middle value in a data set when arranged in order is called the _____________.

Back

Median

Front

The ___________ is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.

Back

Range

Front

If a data set has the values 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, the mode is _____________.

Back

4

Front

To find the median of the data set 3, 7, 9, 12, 15, you must first arrange the numbers in ____________ order.

Back

Ascending

Front

The ___________ is calculated by adding all the values in a data set and dividing by the number of values.

Back

Mean