Measures of Central Tendency and Outliers

Measures of Central Tendency and Outliers

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial covers the measures of central tendencies: mean, median, and mode, along with range and outliers. It explains how to calculate each measure using a data set and discusses the impact of outliers on these measures. The tutorial includes practice problems to reinforce learning.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three measures of central tendency?

Mode, Range, Outlier

Median, Mode, Range

Mean, Median, Mode

Mean, Range, Outlier

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the mean of a data set?

Identify the number that appears most frequently

Subtract the smallest number from the largest

Find the middle number in the ordered data set

Add all numbers and divide by the number of data points

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the median of the data set 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7?

7

5

4

3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which number is the mode in the data set 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7?

1

3

7

5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the range of a data set determined?

By finding the middle number in the ordered data set

By identifying the most frequent number

By finding the average of the data set

By subtracting the smallest number from the largest

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an outlier in a data set?

A number that appears most frequently

A number that is in the middle of the data set

A number that is the average of the data set

A number that is much smaller or larger than the rest

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does an outlier affect the mean of a data set?

It only decreases the mean

It only increases the mean

It can increase or decrease the mean

It has no effect

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