Central Tendency

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

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

The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown:

36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31

What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?

• 24

• 39

• 36

• 52

At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the MODE.

12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10

• 10

• 12

• 10 and 12

• No Mode

Find the mode.
7, 1, 1, 7, 1, 4, 1

• 7

• 3

• 1

• 4

What is the median?

• The number in the middle when the numbers are in order from least to greatest.

• The difference between the largest and smallest number.

• The average

• The number that appears most often.

In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True

• False

Dr. Dre is a dentist. He needs to report on the average (Mean) number of cavities that his patients have.

1, 0, 1, 5, 0, 3, 4. What is the average number of cavities?

• 14

• 2

• 7

• 1

What is the MEDIAN of this set of data?

• 50

• 60

• 55

• 45

Find the mean.
18, 2, 0, 0, 0

• 4

• 5

• 10

• 20