Finding Median, Mode, Mean, and Range

Find the median:
3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1

• 3 and 4

• There isn't one

• 3.5

• 3

When finding the median, what do you do if there are two middle numbers?

• Add them together and divide by 2

• Write them both as the answer

• Give up

• Pick one

The number of miles that Kiki cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the median number of miles Kiki cycled?

• 24

• 36

• 39

• 52

What is the mean of these numbers?
4,5,5,2,3,3,2,8

• 40

• 24

• 4

• 256

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

Match the following terms with its correct definition.

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

• Mean or Average

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

• Median

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

• What if there are 2 numbers in the middle?

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

• Range

• Add together, and divide by 2.

• Mode

The Table above shows the points scored by the JV basketball team 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

Read the definition and match each word to the correct box.

• Mean

• Measure of center that occurs most often in a data set.

• Mode

• Measure of center that lies in the middle of a set of data arranged in order

• Range

• Measure of variation that represents the spread of a set of data.

• Median

• Measure of center that represents the fair share of a set of data.

Find the mean:
28, 18, 19, 18, 17

• 20

• 18

• 11

• 19

On the semester final, Joe scored 85, Jill scored 89, and Bill scored a 99.What was the average score for these students? _________

• 91

• 273