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Measure of Central Tendency and Dispersion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

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.

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

a)

18

b)

51

c)

23

d)

56

6.

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

a)

7

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

7.

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

a)

34

b)

32

c)

12

d)

65

8.

Which descriptive statistic involves arranging data i numerical order from lowest to highest to find the middle number?

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

d)

Range

e)

Standard deviation

9.

Which descriptive statistic involves adding up all of the scores in the data set and dividing that figure by the total number of scores in the data set?

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

d)

Range

e)

Standard deviation

10.

The average weight of a class of 24 students is 36 kg. When the weight of the teacher is also included, the average weight increases by 1 kg. What is the weight of the teacher?

a)

60 kg

b)

61 kg

c)

37 kg

d)

None of the above

e)

39 kg

11.
6. Find the mean.
18, 2, 0, 0, 0
a)
4
b)
5
c)
10
d)
20
12.
If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests, what would your median score be? 
a)
84
b)
90
c)
85
d)
88
13.
Harley surveyed his classmates about how many siblings they have and got the following data: 0, 1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 2, 9, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3  Which  measure is best measure of center of the data?
a)
Mean
b)
Median
c)
Mode
d)
Range
14.
Austin hit some home runs in a game.  He hit 9, 11, 12, and 8.  He wants his mean to be 10.  How many will he need in the next game?
a)
40
b)
50
c)
10
d)
3
15.
Ellana scores these number on her spelling test: 4, 6, 7.  She would like her mean to be 6.  What will she have to score next?
a)
17
b)
24
c)
7
d)
2
16.

What is the mode in the following numbers? [3, 24, 3, 7, 30, 1, 3, 7, 3]

a)

3 and 7 both are modes

b)

1 and 7 both are modes

c)

3 only

d)

7 only