Choosing Appropriate Measures

Which measure of central tendency best represents this set of data:
3, 18, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 1

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Which measure of central tendency best represents this set of data:
3, 4, 5, 4, 5

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Which measure of central tendency best represents this set of data:
13, 13, 11, 13, 13, 12, 13

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

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

Which is a good measure of center when the data contains an outlier?

• mean

• median

• mode

The MEAN is the most effective measure of central tendency EXCEPT when _?

• when an outlier is present in the data set

• when there is no mode

• when there is NOT an outlier in the data set

• When the range is not measureable

What measure of central tendency (mode, median, or mean) would be best for the following data?

• Mode, because it is the one that shows up the most

• Median, because there is an extreme value.

• Mean, because there is no extreme value.

• There is no best measure of central tendency for this data

Measures of central tendency which is greatly affected by extremely low or high scores.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Frequency

Determine the most suitable measure of central tendency for the diagram given.

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

Determine the most suitable measure of central tendency for the diagram given.

• Mode

• Median

• Mean