Statistical Measures Mean Median Mode

When finding the median, you end up with a middle that has two numbers. What do you do?

• Take the higher number

• Take the lower number

• Take both numbers

• Take the average of the two numbers

Find the mean.
90, 100, 95, 85, 60, 80

• 85

• 84

• 86

• 90

Find the median of the data.

• 7

• 8.5

• 9

• 8

Use the information in the table to answer the question. The table shows the points scored for 3 basketball players in 5 games. Which statement is true?

• All 3 players have the same mean score.

• All 3 players have the same median score.

• Cheryl has the highest median score.

• Michael has the highest mean score.

The data in the chart shows the recorded high temperatures for the first eight days of July and the first eight days of August.

Based on the data, which statement is true?

• The data from both months have the same median, and August has a higher mean.

• The data from both months have the same median, and July has a higher mean.

• The data from August has both a higher median and a higher mean.

• The data from July has a higher median, and the mean is the same.

How many runs must the North Middle School softball team score in the fifth game so that the mean and median of the data will be the same?

• 9 runs

• 10 runs

• 11 runs

• 12 runs

What is the mean of the data?

• The middle value of the data

• The average value of the data

• The distance between the greatest and least value in the set of data

• The value of the data the appears the most

What is the mode in the set of data?
2,2,2,4,4,5,6,6,6,7

• 2

• 6

• 2 and 6

• 2,4, and 6

Roger has the following data:

12, 10, 3, 5, 6

Susan has the following data:

5, 9, 4, 5, 6

Who has the data with the highest median and what is it?

• Roger - 6

• Susan - 7

• Roger - 8

• Susan - 5.5

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Laura mowed 8 lawns. She earned $12, $10, $15, $15, $15, $10, and $9 for seven lawns. How much did she earn on the eighth time if the mean of the data is $12.

• $9

• $10

• $12

• $15