Median Mode and Range

The median is the __________________ number (after you put them in order).

• first

• middle

• last

• one you see most

To find the ________ you put all numbers in order from least to greatest and find the number that is in the middle.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

What is the range?

• The sum of the largest and smallest number

• The number in the middle

• The difference between the largest and smallest number

• The number that appears most often

What is the median?

• The number in the middle when the numbers are in order from least to greatest.

• The difference between the largest and smallest number.

• The average

• The number that appears most often.

Match the following terms with its correct definition.

• The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers

• Mode

• The number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers

• Mean or Average

• Add together, and divide by 2.

• Median

• The middle value in a list of numbers when arranged in ascending order

• Range

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

• What if there are 2 numbers in the middle?

The table shows the points scored by the JV basketball team at Cox Mill High School in their first seven games. Calculate the mean, median, mode and range. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the best?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

What is the mode?

• The average

• The number that appears most often.

• The largest number - the smallest number

• The number in the middle.

When you are trying to find the MEDIAN of a set of data and 2 numbers are left in the middle after putting them in order from least to greatest, what do you do?

• List both of the numbers as the Median.

• Add the two numbers together and divide by 2.

• Pick the one that you want.

• Subtract the two numbers.

2, 4, 5, 7, 7 - What is the median?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 7

What is the mode?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 7