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Review measure of Central Tendency

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mean of a data set can be found by...

a)

subtracting the minimum from the maximum

b)

choosing the middle number

c)

choosing the number that occurs most

d)

finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

2.

The median of a data set can be found by...

a)

subtracting the minimum from the maximum

b)

choosing the middle number

c)

choosing the number that occurs most

d)

finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

3.

The mode of a data set can be found by...

a)

subtracting the minimum from the maximum

b)

choosing the middle number

c)

choosing the number that occurs most

d)

finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

4.

The range of a data set can be found by...

a)

subtracting the minimum from the maximum

b)

choosing the middle number

c)

choosing the number that occurs most

d)

finding the sum of the numbers and then dividing by the total amount of numbers in the data set

5.

The median of the numbers 34, 32, 12, 65, and 45 is...

a)

34

b)

32

c)

12

d)

65

6.

There can be more than one mean

a)

True

b)

False

7.

There can be more than one mode

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the first step when looking at data?

a)

Find the mean

b)

Put them in order from least to greatest

c)

Sort the data into categories

d)

Find the range

9.

What is the range of 45, 56, 23, 74, and 63?

a)

18

b)

51

c)

23

d)

56

10.

Find the mean of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

a)

7

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

11.
At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the mode of the number of donut holes per bag described in the sample below:
{12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10}
a)
13
b)
12
c)
11
d)
10
12.
A data set can have more than one _______
a)
Median
b)
Mode
c)
Mean
d)
Midrange
13.
The heights of six students in a class are given below:
158cm     172cm      164cm
164cm     167cm      159cm
 However, there were actually seven students in the class, and the mean height in the class was 165 cm. What was the height of the unknown student?
a)
164 cm
b)
166 cm
c)
171 cm
d)
169 cm
14.
On a container ship there were 30 small containers that each weighed 3 tons, 20 medium containers that each weighed 5 tons, and 10 large containers that each weighed 8 tons.
Find the mean weight of the containers on this ship.
a)
4.5 tons
b)
4 tons
c)
5 tons
d)
5.5 tons
15.
Roger bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is Roger's median score?
a)
127
b)
155
c)
156
d)
193
16.
Paulo got these markers in three tests: 72, 80 and 82. He had one more test to sit. He wanted an average of 80 for the four tests. What mark must he get in the fourth test?
a)
78
b)
80
c)
84
d)
86
17.
Roger bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is the range of Roger's scores?
a)
193
b)
127
c)
60
d)
66
18.

Dr. Dre is a dentist. He needs to report on the average (Mean) number of cavities that his patients have.

1, 0, 1, 5, 0, 3, 4. What is the average number of cavities?

a)

14

b)

2

c)

7

d)

1

19.
In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Find the median.
5, 15, 10, 20, 15, 10, 15
a)
20
b)
15
c)
10
d)
5