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Measures of Central Tendency

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A data set can have more than one mode
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which is the number that appears the MOST often?
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode
d)
range
4.
Which is the closest to what most people would call the "average?"
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode
d)
range
5.
To find the average of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...
a)
2
b)
The minimum
c)
The maximum
d)
The number of items
6.

What is the mode of the following data set...


4 , 8 , 5 , 17 , 5 , 4 , 9 , 5 , 6 , 82

a)

4

b)

9

c)

6

d)

5

7.

If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests for the unit, what would your median score be?

a)

84

b)

90

c)

85

d)

88

8.

The average temperatures across Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Missouri, Georgia, Hawaii and Michigan are 48°F, 65°F, 60°F, 45°F, 54°F, 64°F, 70°F and 45°F respectively. Find the median.

a)

25° F

b)

57° F

c)

56°

d)

50° F

9.

Alfonso plays basketball on a team. He has played three games so far. In the first game, he scored 10 points. In the second game, he scored 16 points. In the third game, he scored 7 points. What is Alfonso's average points per game?

a)

9 Points

b)

10 Points

c)

11 Points

10.

Find the range of the scores below.

5, 15, 10, 20, 15, 10, 15

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

11.

The temperature received till Friday was 34, 38, 36, 30 and 31. If the temperature on Saturday drops to 11oC, how does the inclusion of Saturday's temperature affect the weekly mean temperature?

a)

increase

b)

decreases

c)

does not change

d)

can not be determined

12.

During Michael Jordan's last 5 years of playing basketball, these were his average scores for points per game:

30.4, 29.6, 28.7, 22.9, 20.0

Find the mean pointsper game for those 5 years.

a)

32.9

b)

26.32

c)

28.7

d)

22.32

13.
6. Find the mean.
18, 2, 0, 0, 0
a)
4
b)
5
c)
10
d)
20
14.
To find the ________ you put all numbers in order from least to greatest and find the number that is in the middle.
a)
Mean
b)
Median
c)
Mode
d)
Range
15.
To find the ______ you put all numbers in order from least to greatest and then take the largest number minus the smallest number.
a)
Mean
b)
Median
c)
Mode
d)
Range
16.
Find the median of these numbers:
99, 32, 61, 82, 58, 41, 73, 24, 18
a)
58
b)
41
c)
32
d)
73
17.

. The total number of medals won by the United States in the following summer Olympics:


Find the mean. Round to the nearest whole number if necessary.

a)

104

b)

105

c)

104.8

d)

105.8

18.
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
19.
If the mean of a data set is 10, what is the missing piece of data? 
5, 4, 7, 15, 12, ___
a)
7
b)
17
c)
20
d)
16
20.
Which number is not the mean, median, mode, or range of the data set 4, 3, 15, 11, 3, 8, 7, 5?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
11