WorksheetsAverages - Choosing the Best Average to Use!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Identify the best average to use for the following data...
FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM: Arsenal, Chelsea, Chelsea, Arsenal, Southampton, Arsenal, Man Utd
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FAVOURITE SHOP: Next, Next, H&M, H&M, Topman, Topman, Debenhams, River Island, Next
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FAVOURITE SCHOOL SUBJECT: French, PE, DT, ICT, Maths, Science, Science, EP, Life Choices, Maths, Maths
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MARKET STALL DAILY TAKINGS: £125, £154, £133, £150, £167, £689, £147, £139
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OLYMPIC MENS 100m TIMES: 9.63, 9.75, 9.79, 9.80, 9.88, 9.94, 9.98
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SCORES WITH 9 DARTS: 20, 20, 1, 5, 18, 19, 50, 20, 20
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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
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PRICE OF HEINZ TOMATO KETCHUP IN DIFFERENT SHOPS: £1.99, £2.09, £2.29, £2.30, £2.35, £2.45
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TEST SCORES IN A SPELLING TEST: 9, 9, 3, 6, 5, 7, 7, 9, 5, 4
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AGE OF THE STARTING 11 IN A FOOTBALL TEAM: 18, 23, 21, 20, 19, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 38
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Which measure would you use to find the most popular snack in your class?
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Which measure would you use to find the spread of marks in an exam
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Which measure would shopkeepers use to find the best selling sizes of their stock?
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Which measure would you use to find the spread of temperature over a certain night?
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Which average do you use when you have non-numeric data?
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What measure do you use to find the spread of data?
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What's the best average to use when there is an extreme value (outlier)?
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Which average could give more than one possible answer?
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