Central Tendencies Including Range and Outliers

To find the ________ you put all numbers in order from least to greatest and find the number that is in the middle.

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 99 was the highest score on the test.
• More students received a 94 than any other score
• No student scored below a 50
• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the mode.
12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10

• 13
• 12
• 11
• 10

Given the set of data below, what would be the most meaningful measure?
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 21

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

A data set can have more than one mode

• True
• False

A data set can have more than one median?

• True
• False

What do you do if there are two numbers in "the middle" when you are finding the median?

• Pick your favorite number
• Add the two numbers in the middle & then divide by two.
• They are both the median
• Ask the smart kid the answer

Find the median of these numbers:
4,2,7,5,3, 5

• 4
• 5
• 4.5
• 6

To find the ________ you put all numbers in order from least to greatest and find the number that is in the middle.

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

Find the mode from this list of numbers:
4, 17, 8, 9, 5

• 8
• 17
• 9
• There is no mode