Comparing Centers of Measures

Find the median:
3.8, 4.2, 4.0, 4.2, 4.2

• 4.2

• 3.8

• 4.0

Find the mode:
3.8, 4.2, 4.0, 4.2, 4.2

• 4.2

• 3.8

• 4.0

Median is the

• data

• average

• most frequent

• middle of the numbers

Mode is the

• most frequent

• middle of the numbers

• data

• average

• 8

• 4

• 12

• 32

Find the mean.

• 8

• 10

• 7

• 9

Find the mode.

• 88

• no mode

• 90

• 93

In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True

• False

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

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

• 94 was the highest score on the test.

• More students received a 94 than any other score

• No student scored below a 94

• A score of 91 was slightly below average.