Comparing Central Tendency Two Data Sets

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

The heights of two rowing teams, in inches, are shown in the table.

Which team has the larger average height, and what is that average?

• Junior Varsity; 70

• Junior Varsity; 71

• Varsity; 70

• Varsity; 71

An inventor built a machine to sort apples by weight. She then used the machine to sort apples from 2 different orchards. The results are shown in the plots. Each dot represents 20 apples.

Which statement about the 2 samples is true?

• The sizes of the apples from Orchard A tend to be larger and less consistent than the sizes of the apples from Orchard B.

• The sizes of the apples from Orchard A tend to be smaller and more consistent than the sizes of the apples from Orchard B.

• The sizes of the apples from Orchard A tend to be smaller and less consistent than the sizes of the apples from Orchard B.

• The sizes of the apples from Orchard A tend to be larger and more consistent than the sizes of the apples from Orchard B.

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

Which number is not the mean, median, mode, or range of the data set 4, 3, 15, 11, 3, 8, 7, 5?

• 3

• 6

• 12

• 11

To find the _________ you add up all the numbers and then divide by how many numbers you have.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

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

At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the mode:
12, 10, 10, 10, 13, 12, 11, 13, 10

• 13

• 12

• 11

• 10

A data set can have more than one _______

• Median

• Mode

• Mean

• Midrange

What is the median for SUV's?

• 20

• 22

• 18

• 19