Central Tendency Vocab

What is the mode?

• The middle number in an ordered set of data.

• The difference between the greatest and least amount in the data set

• The value that occurs the most often in a data set

• The sum of all the numbers in a data set divided by the size

The mean of the data set can be found by...

• finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

• subtracting the minimum from the maximum

• choosing the middle number

• choosing the number that occurs most

What is the mode of the following data set...

4 , 8 , 5 , 17 , 5 , 4 , 9 , 5 , 6 , 82

• 4

• 9

• 6

• 5

If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests for the unit, what would your median score be?

• 84

• 90

• 85

• 88

What do you do if there are two numbers in "the middle" when you are finding the median?

• Pick your favorite number

• They are both the median

• Find the mean of the two numbers

• None of the above

For FFA, Mr. Burton bought 7 calves for $3,500.  He later bought another calf for $600.  What is the mean cost for all of the calves?

• $512.50

• $525

• $550

• $575

Find the mode.

• 88

• no mode

• 90

• 93

What is the mode of this data set?
84, 92, 68, 79, 94,
84, 92, 79, 84, 68

• 68

• 79

• 84

• 92

Find the MEDIAN
77, 83, 83, 85, 87, 90, 90, 93, 94, 99, 99

• 77

• 99

• 90

• 87

The number of pages that Carolyn wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below: 
9, 8, 12, 6, 10
What is the mean number of pages she wrote per day?

• 5

• 6

• 9

• 11