Measures of Center Quick Check (calculator)

This table shows the number of crayons a teacher has in four bowls.

The teacher will empty all of the crayons from each bowl. She will put an equal number of crayons back into each bowl. The number of crayons she will put in each bowl represents the ___________ of the data set.

David wants to find out which month has the most birthdays among the students in his class. Which measure of center is David trying to find?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Eighteen students in a math class lined up to get their class picture taken. The teacher asked them to line up according to their height, shortest to tallest. Which measure of center represents the height of the person in the middle of the line?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

This data set shows the number of balloons each of six friends has at a party. 8, 1, 6, 2, 6, 7 Write a statement to describe the mode of the data set shown.

• The mode of the data set is 6.

• The mode of the data set is 7.

• The mode of the data set is 8.

• The mode of the data set is 1.

Joe played five games with his basketball team. The points he scored in each game are listed in the table. What is the mean of the points he scored?

• 10 points

• 15 points

• 20 points

• 25 points

Joe played five games with his basketball team. The points he scored in each game are listed in the table. What is the median of the points he scored?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

Joe played five games with his basketball team. The points he scored in each game are listed in the table. What is the mode of the points he scored?

• The mode is the most frequently occurring score.

• The mode is the average score.

• The mode is the highest score.

• The mode is the lowest score.

Joe played five games with his basketball team. The points he scored in each game are listed in the table. What is the range of the points he scored?

• A) 10

• B) 15

• C) 20

• D) 25

Mr. Haley’s class created this line plot to show how many candy bars each student sold. What is the mean number of candy bars that Mr. Haley’s students sold?

• 5 candy bars

• 6 candy bars

• 7 candy bars

• 8 candy bars

Mr. Haley’s class created this line plot to show how many candy bars each student sold. What is the median number of candy bars that Mr. Haley’s students sold?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8