Exploring Measures of Central Tendency

Exploring Measures of Central Tendency

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
6.SP.B.5C, 6.SP.B.4, 6.SP.A.3

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
,
CCSS.6.SP.B.4
,
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1
,
This video tutorial covers the basics of measures of central tendency, including mean, median, mode, and range. It explains how to calculate each measure using examples and provides strategies for organizing and analyzing data sets. The tutorial also includes practice problems to reinforce understanding.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula to calculate the mean of a dataset?

Find the number that appears most frequently

Subtract the smallest number from the largest number

Sum of all numbers divided by the count of numbers

Sum of all numbers multiplied by the count of numbers

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the median in a dataset with an even number of elements?

Average the two middle numbers

Pick any number from the dataset

Choose the largest number

Choose the smallest number

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the mode represent in a dataset?

The average of all numbers

The most frequently occurring number(s)

The difference between the highest and lowest values

The middle value of the dataset

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the range of a dataset calculated?

Add the smallest and largest numbers

Subtract the smallest number from the largest number

Multiply the smallest and largest numbers

Divide the largest number by the smallest number

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a dataset's mode is 5, what does this imply?

5 is the middle value of the dataset

5 is the average of all data points

5 appears more frequently than any other number

5 is the difference between the highest and lowest values

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a range of 9 in a dataset tell you?

The most frequent number is 9

The average of the dataset is 9

The dataset spans 9 units from the smallest to the largest value

There are 9 data points in the dataset

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the provided example, what is the mean of the dataset?

9.0

2.0

5.9

4.0

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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