Mean Median Mode Range Which Is Best

In St. Louis, the high temperatures for the next 7 days are (in degrees Fahrenheit): 90, 82, 85, 85, 87, 89, and 88. What is the median temperature over the next 7 days?

(a)  

Answer explanation

The Sun is the largest object in our solar system, comprising 99.8% of the system’s mass.

What is the median of this data set?

10 , 15 , 33 , 159

(a)  

Answer explanation

When you have two numbers in the middle, add them and divide by 2 to find the median.

Find the mean of the following numbers:

40, 45, 32, 79, 57, 50, 40

(a)  

Answer explanation

To find the mean (average), add the numbers and divide by the number of numbers.

The mean of 8 numbers is 11. What is the total of all 8 numbers?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Multiply the mean by the number of numbers to get the total.

What is the range of the following numbers?

1, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2

(a)  

Answer explanation

To find the range, subtract the smallest number from the largest number.

What is the mode?

• the number that occurs the most in a data set

• the middle number in the data

• the average of all the numbers

• the range of the data

What is another word for mean?

• median

• average

• mode

• sum

• quotient

What's another word for median?

• average

• mode

• middle

• mean

What is the mean of the data below?

• 10

• 9.4

• 19

• 9.1

What is the median of the data below?

20 , 3 , 17 , 1 , 5

• 5

• 17

• 19

• 9.2