Choosing Mean Median Mode

A survey asked 6th graders their favorite lunch and got the following results:

Pizza: 150

Nachos: 75

Spaghetti: 25

What is the best measure of central tendency to represent this data?

• 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

What measure of central tendency (mean, median or mode) would be best for the following set of data?
0, 89, 92, 97, 99, 100

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

• Median, because there is an outlier.  The outlier could be incorrect and would influence the mean too much.

• Mean, because there is not an outlier.  You should always use the mean.

• There is not a best measure of central tendency for this data.

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

• Mean: 26 Median: 21 Mode: 22

• Mean: 28 Median: 14 Mode: 22

• Mean: 20 Median: 28 Mode: 14

• Mean: 20 Median: 21 Mode: 14,22

The number of minutes each day that Kaia spent on her computer for the last 10 days is shown.

45, 60, 40, 90, 30, 120, 50, 75, 90, 0

Place the correct value on the line of the measure it supports.
Mean:​ (a)   Median: ​ (b)   Mode:​ (c)  

• 60 minutes

• 55 minutes

• 90 minutes

• 120 minutes

Owen scored the following on his math quizzes: 7, 8, 10, 9, 9, 10, 7, 6, 9, 5. Find the following values:

• 9

• Mean

• 8

• Median

• 8.5

• Mode

The table shows the points scored by the Mathland basketball team in their first seven games. Calculate the mean, median, and mode. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the best?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

Find the median:

3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1

• 3 and 4

• There isn't one

• 3.5

• 3

What is the median of the data set?

• 6

• 7

• 5.5

• 9