Choosing Mean Median Mode

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

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

When analyzing numerical data, the best measure of center with NO outlier is:

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

What measure of center is best to use when we have outliers?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

A survey was conducted by a chocolate manufacturing company, about the likes and dislikes of the flavors they marketed. Which measure of central tendency will help them most to make their choice of the most liked flavor?

• Mean

• Range

• Mode

• Median

Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for a data that describes the heights of grade 5 students?

• Mode

• Outlier

• Mean

• Median

Describe a real-life situation where the median is a more appropriate measure of central tendency than the mean and mode.

• When the data is evenly distributed

• In a situation where there are no outliers

• When the data is highly skewed

• In a real-life situation where the data contains extreme outliers.

Which measure would you use to find the least popular snack in your class?

• mode

• median

• mean

• range

Which measure would you use to find the spread of marks in an exam

• mode

• median

• mean

• range

Which measure would you use to find the average time taken to read a book?

• mode

• median

• mean

• range

Which measure would you use to find the spread of temperature over a certain night?

• mode

• median

• mean

• range