Median Mean and Mode

When finding the median, what do you do if there are two middle numbers?

• Add them together and divide by 2

• Write them both as the answer

• Give up

• Pick one

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

• 11

• 12

• 13

For the data set below, which of the following measures is the greatest? (20, 25, 30, 31, 32, 45, 45, 80) Mean = _________, Median = _________ Mode = __________

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• None of the above

Which number is NOT the mean, median, or mode of this data set?

• 7

• 6

• 3

• 5

Match each measure of center to its definition.

• Median

• Add all data points, then divide by how many data points there are

• Mean

• Order your data, then find the middle number or average of the two middle numbers

• Mode

• Find the number that appears most frequently (there could be more than one or none at all)

Below is a table of the points Jeff scored in his basketball games. State which of these measures of central tendency best represents Jeff’s points scored. Justify your answer.

• mean

• median

• mode

Match the terms to its keywords:

• Middle

• Mean

• Average

• Median

• Most

• Mode

Can there be more than one mode?

• Yes

• No

Which measure of center best represents the data?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 99 was the highest score on the test.

• More students received a 94 than any other score

• No student scored below a 50

• A score of 91 was slightly below average.