Choose the Best Measure of Central Tendency

The mean of a data set can be found by...

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

The median of the numbers 34, 32, 12, 65, and 45 is...

• 34

• 32

• 12

• 65

Find the mean of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

• 7

• 3

• 4

• 2

The mode of a data set can be found by...

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

The salary of the employees in the office were $15,000; $18,000; $16,000; $14,000; $90,000; and $17,000.  What is the best measure of the central tendency of the salaries?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown:

36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31

What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?

• 24

• 36

• 39

• 52

If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests, what would your median score be? 

• 84

• 85

• 90

• 88

Find the mean of these numbers: 5, 11, 2, 12, 4, 2

• 4.1

• 4.5

• 6

• 4

What is the mode of the following data set...

4 , 8 , 5 , 17 , 5 , 4 , 9 , 5 , 6 , 82

• 4

• 6

• 9

• 5

Kayte took a sample of 50 pieces of data.  She added up all of the pieces of data and then divided by 50.  What measure of center is she working on?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range