Mean Median Mode Range Which Is Best

What is the mode for the number of home runs?

• 1, 3, 11, and 25

• 1

• No mode

• 25

Answer explanation

In 1998, Mark McGwire's home runs traveled at total of 29,958 feet. This is more than the height of Mt. Everest. Of course, this was the combined total of 70 home runs. If somebody hit 1 home run that traveled 29,958 feet, that would be incredibly impressive.

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?

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

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

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?

Answer explanation

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

What is the range of the following numbers?

Answer explanation

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

What is the mean of the data below?

1 , 5 , 10 , 11 , 20

• 10

• 9.4

• 19

• 9.1

In the data set below, which measure of center would best describe the data?

0 , 1 , 0 , 14 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0

• the median

• the mode

• the mean

• this answer is impossible to know

What is another word for mean?

• median

• average

• mode

• sum

• quotient

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