Central Tendency Vocab

The ​ (a)   is the number that appears ​ (b)   in your data set.

• mode

• most

• mean

• median

• range

• least

To find the mean, we ​ (a)   the numbers in our set, then ​ (b)   by how many numbers are in the set.

• add

• divide

• subtract

• multiply

The median is the ​ (a)   of your data set

• middle

• first

• last

the following is time (in seconds) taken for five men to run in a sprint race
59,65,61,62,55
what is the mean of the time taken?

• 60.0

• 60.4

• 61.0

• 61.4

Match the following

• The difference between the Maximum and Minimum value

• Mean

• Best when there are NO outliers

• Range

• Best when there is an outlier and not big gaps

• Standard Deviation

• Used as a way to so much the values in a data set vary.

• Median

• Best when 1 number appears frequently

• Mode

​ ​ ​ : the "average" value for the data.

​ : the value for which half the numbers are larger and half are smaller.

​ : To find, subtract the smallest value from the largest value in a set of data.

​ : The difference of the values of the first and third quartiles.

• Mean

• Median

• Range

• Interquartile Range

What is the MODE of this data?

• 100

• 20

• 80, 85, and 90

• none

The (a)   is the average of the numbers.

• mean

• mode

• range

• median

Median​ (a)   Lower Extreme​ (b)   Upper Extreme​ (c)   1st Quartile​ (d)   3rd Quartile​ (e)  

• 25

• 15

• 35

• 23

• 30

If the number of memberships in January are removed, which statement is true?

• The mode is affected more than the medical

• The median is affected more than the mean

• The mode is affected more than the mean

• The mean is affected more than the median