Mean, Median, and Mode Vocabulary

What is the median of the following values? 33, 25, 40, 28, 32, and 28.

• 28

• 30

• 15

• 6

Mean is

• greatest value - least value

• Middle value

• Occurs most

• Average (found by adding all values and dividing by the number of values)

Mode is

• greatest value - least value

• Middle value

• Occurs most

• Average (found by adding all values and dividing by the number of values)

Median is

• greatest value - least value

• Middle value

• Occurs most

• Average (found by adding all values and dividing by the number of values)

What is the mean of the following set of numbers: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

Below is a table of the points Jeff scored in his basketball games. State which of these measures of central tendency best represents Jeff’s points scored. Justify your answer.

• mean

• median

• mode

Find the median of the dataset: 3, 7, 9, 15, 18.

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 15

Find the median of this dataset: 21, 23, 24, 24, 25, 27, 30.

• 23

• 24

• 25

• 27

What does the average (mean) represent in a dataset?

• The middle value of the dataset

• The most frequently occurring value

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

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

Find the median of the dataset: 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 33.

• 19

• 22

• 26

• 29