Choose the Best of Central Tendency

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

What is the mean?

• happening the most

• the number in the middle

• biggest-smallest

• the average

What is the mode?

• happening the most

• the average

• biggest - smallest

• the middle #

What is the mode?
100, 101, 102, 100, 101, 102, 100, 101, 102, 100

• 100

• 102

• 101

• 103

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

The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the mean number of miles Jenna cycled?

• 31

• 36

• 39

• 41

Paulo got these markers in three tests: 72, 80 and 82. He had one more test to sit. He wanted an average of 80 for the four tests. What mark must he get in the fourth test?

• 78

• 80

• 84

• 86

If the mean of a data set is 10, what is the missing piece of data? 
5, 4, 7, 15, 12, ___

• 7

• 17

• 20

• 16

In the last 5 games, Kevin Durant scored 22, 22, 18, 12, and 21 points. What is Durant's Mean (Average) score per game?

•  19 points per game

• 95 points per game

• 18.6 points per game

• 22 points per game

What is the mode of 16,18,20,21,21,21,32,40?

• 21

• 56

• 7

• 18