Mean and Median vs Shape of Distribution

Which class has the higher test score median? 

• Class #1

• Class # 2 

• The medians are equal

• The median is not shown here. 

Which car club has the higher median?

• Cruisers

• Car Hops

• Their medians are the same

• You can not tell from the box plots

Which value is smaller, the mean or the median?

• The mean is 22.5 The median is 22

• The mean is 20 the median is 22

• The median is smaller

• The mean is smaller

• The mean is 22 The median is 22.5

Which measure of center is more appropriate, the mean or the median?

• Mean

• median

The shape of the distributions is __________________________________________.

• Skewed left

• Skewed right

Which value is smaller, the mean or the median?

• mean = 2.14 median = 2.5

• mean = 2.14 median = 2

• mean = 2 median = 2.14

• The median is smaller

• The mean is smaller

Which measure of center is more appropriate, the mean or the median? Why?

• Mean because this is a skewed data set.

• Median because this is a skewed data set

The shape of the distributions is _______________________________________.

• Skewed left

• Skewed right

Which value is smaller, the mean or the median?

• Mean = 7 Median = 9.1

• Mean = 9.1 Median = 7

• The mean is smaller

• The median is smaller

The shape of the distribution is __________________________________________.

• Skewed right

• Skewed left