Mean, Median, Mode and Range

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

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

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

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

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

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Which of the following are measures of center? You must select all correct answers!

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Match the following terms with its correct definition.

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

• Mean or Average

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

• Range

• Add together, and divide by 2.

• Mode

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

• What if there are 2 numbers in the middle?

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

• Median

Ms. Andrey claims the average score on a quiz in her class was 25. Mr. Luna claims the average score on a quiz in his class is 25.

• Ms. Andrey used the mode, while Mr. Luna used the median.

• Ms. Andrey used the mean, while Mr. Luna used the mode.

• Both teachers used the mean.

• Both teachers used the median.

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

• Mean

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

• Range

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

• Mode

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

• Median

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

Ms. Brooks was giving out stamps for math class and wanted to make sure that every student received the same amount of stamps. Which term describes the amount of stamps that each child will receive?

• Range

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

Which best describes the mean of a data set?

• The middle value

• The most frequent value

• The average

• The difference between greatest and least

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

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range