Choosing Best Measure of Center or Variability

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Mathematics
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6th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The data set below has an outlier of 42.
2, 5, 12, 15, 19, 4, 6, 11, 16, 18, 12, 12, 42
What effect does removing the outlier have on the distribution of the data?
The mean will decrease
The median will decrease
The mean will increase
The median will increase
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Find the mode:
5, 0, 9, 9, 3, 0, 5, 5, 4
9
5
3
7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Find the median:
5, 6, 3, 9, 0, 4, 1, 2, 7
4
4.1
5
4.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which measure of center best represents this set of data?
12, 13, 11, 16, 31, 14, 10, 15
Mean
median
mode
5.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The best description of the data is (a) . The most appropriate measure of center is the (b) . The most appropriate measure of variability is the (c) .
range
mean
IQR
median
skewed right
symmetric
symmetric with an outlier
skewed left
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The best description of the data is (a) . The most appropriate measure of center is the (b) . The most appropriate measure of variability is the (c) .
range
mean
IQR
median
skewed right
symmetric
symmetric with an outlier
skewed left
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Harley surveyed his classmates about how many siblings they have and got the following data: 0, 1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 2, 9, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3 Which measure is best measure of center of the data?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
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