wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Averages - Choosing the Best Average to Use!

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM: Arsenal, Chelsea, Chelsea, Arsenal, Southampton, Arsenal, Man Utd

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

2.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


FAVOURITE SHOP: Next, Next, H&M, H&M, Topman, Topman, Debenhams, River Island, Next

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

3.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


FAVOURITE SCHOOL SUBJECT: French, PE, DT, ICT, Maths, Science, Science, EP, Life Choices, Maths, Maths

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

4.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


MARKET STALL DAILY TAKINGS: £125, £154, £133, £150, £167, £689, £147, £139

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

5.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


OLYMPIC MENS 100m TIMES: 9.63, 9.75, 9.79, 9.80, 9.88, 9.94, 9.98

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

6.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


SCORES WITH 9 DARTS: 20, 20, 1, 5, 18, 19, 50, 20, 20

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

7.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


HEIGHT OF YEAR 7 STUDENTS (in metres): 1.82, 1.54, 1.57, 1.55, 1.57, 1.46, 1.61, 1.59, 1.61, 1.57

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

8.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


PRICE OF HEINZ TOMATO KETCHUP IN DIFFERENT SHOPS: £1.99, £2.09, £2.29, £2.30, £2.35, £2.45

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

9.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


TEST SCORES IN A SPELLING TEST: 9, 9, 3, 6, 5, 7, 7, 9, 5, 4

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

10.

Identify the best average to use for the following data...


AGE OF THE STARTING 11 IN A FOOTBALL TEAM: 18, 23, 21, 20, 19, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 38

a)

Mean

b)

Median

c)

Mode

11.

Which measure would you use to find the most popular snack in your class?

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

mean

d)

range

12.

Which measure would you use to find the spread of marks in an exam

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

mean

d)

range

13.

Which measure would shopkeepers use to find the best selling sizes of their stock?

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

mean

d)

range

14.

Which measure would you use to find the spread of temperature over a certain night?

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

mean

d)

range

15.

Which average do you use when you have non-numeric data?

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

mean

d)

range

16.

What measure do you use to find the spread of data?

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

mean

d)

range

17.

What's the best average to use when there is an extreme value (outlier)?

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

mean

d)

range

18.

Which average could give more than one possible answer?

a)

mean

b)

median

c)

mode