Finding Median, Mode, and Range

Find the median:
3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1

• 3 and 4

• There isn't one

• 3.5

• 3

When finding the median, what do you do if there are two middle numbers?

• Add them together and divide by 2

• Write them both as the answer

• Give up

• Pick one

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

• 24

• 36

• 39

• 52

In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True

• False

The Table above shows the points scored by the JV basketball team in their first seven games. Calculate the mean, median, mode and range. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the best?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Match the following terms with its correct definition.

• The middle value in a list of numbers when arranged in ascending order

• Mean or Average

• Add together, and divide by 2.

• Median

• The number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers

• What if there are 2 numbers in the middle?

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

• Range

• The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers

• Mode

The table shows the points scored by the JV basketball team at Cox Mill High School in their first seven games. Calculate the mean, median, mode and range. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the best?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 99 was the highest score on the test.

• More students received a 94 than any other score

• No student scored below a 50

• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

Lizzy had test scores of:   72, 94, 108, 60
What is the RANGE of her test scores?

• 12

• 72

• 48

• 98

What is the range?
8, 10, 60, 3, 5, 13, 12, 40, 8

• 55

• 8

• 57

• 17.7