Measures of Central Tendency

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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Adrian Wensley
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Gary has taken an aptitude test 8 times and his scores are 96, 98, 98, 105, 36, 87, 95, and 93. Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for his scores?
Median
Mode
Mean
Range
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.A.2
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.6.SP.B.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for a data that describes the heights of grade 5 students?
Mode
Outlier
Mean
Median
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.6.SP.B.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The scores shown below were received by four science teams named A, B, C, and D in an examination. Each team reported an "average" of 90. Which of the following is true for the measure of central tendency that was used by the team?
A: 80, 85, 90, 95, 100
B: 93, 92, 90, 90, 91
C: 80, 86, 95, 92, 90
D: 85, 90, 90, 90, 90
Team D used mean
Team C used mode
Team A used mean
Team B used median
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.6.SP.B.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A survey was conducted by a chocolate manufacturing company, about the likes and dislikes of the flavors they marketed. Which measure of central tendency will help them most to make their choice of the most liked flavor?
Mean
Range
Mode
Median
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.A.2
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.6.SP.B.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Find the mode of the data set, Identify the outlier, and find the mode excluding outliers:
100, 100, 100, 20, 120, 90.
110, 120, 100
100,100, 100
20, 100, 20
100, 20, 100
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.A.2
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.6.SP.B.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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?
increase
decreases
does not change
can not be determined
Tags
CCSS.6.NS.C.5
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.6.SP.B.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
By how much will the mean vary if the outlier is included?
79, 69, 81, 73, 38, 86, 68
70.6
5.9
76
5.4
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.A.1
CCSS.6.SP.A.2
CCSS.6.SP.A.3
CCSS.6.SP.B.5
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