Median or Mean

From the data given, what is the median?

• 1

• 5

• 6

• 5.5

What is another word for average?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Monster

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the median of a set of data?

• It is the holiday that the data takes to the Mediterranean.

• It is the average of the data set.

• It is the most frequently occurring result/s.

• It is the middle number.

Before you determine the median, what should you do?

• Panic!

• Place the data in ascending order.

• Throw the data out the window and pretend it never existed.

• Find the average.

What is the MEDIAN of this data?

• 65

• 40

• 915

• 13

What is the median number of goals scored?

• 3

• 3.5

• 4

• 5

Bryan recorded the number of hours he slept last week. The data is shown below.
6.5, 7, 7.5, 6.5, 12, 7, 7.5
Which is a true comparison of the measures of center for Bryan's sleep data?

• Median = Mean

• Mean < Median

• Mean > Median

• Range = Mean

Over the last five days, Jen ran 5, 4, 6, 4.5, and 5.5 miles. The most appropriate measure of center for this data is:

• Mean because all the numbers are close together.

• Median because all the numbers are close together.

• Mean because 2 is much lower than the other numbers.

• Median because 2 is much lower than the other numbers.

What is the median?

• The number in the middle

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

• The number that occurs the most

• The average

How will the number 7 affect the Median of the data set?

• It will be higher

• It will be lower

• It will remain the same