Central Measures

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.

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

• 39

• 36

• 52

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

• True

• False

Dr. Dre is a dentist. He needs to report on the average (Mean) number of cavities that his patients have.

1, 0, 1, 5, 0, 3, 4. What is the average number of cavities?

• 14

• 2

• 7

• 1

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

• 10

• 12

• 10 and 12

• No Mode

What is the MEDIAN of this set of data?

10, 90, 80, 60, 50, 40, 70, 30, 20, 100

• 50

• 60

• 55

• 45

6. Find the mean.
18, 2, 0, 0, 0

• 4

• 5

• 10

• 20

Find the median.
7, 1, 1, 7, 1, 4, 1

• 4

• 7

• 1

• 5

Find the mode.
7, 1, 1, 7, 1, 4, 1

• 7

• 3

• 1

• 4

Find the median.
5, 15, 10, 20, 15, 10, 15

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5