Decide If Mean Median or Mode Is Appropriate

Most frequent occurring value in a series is called

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

• None of these

The number of students in different classes of a school are 33, 38, 48, 33, 34, 34, 33 and 24. The mode of this data is

• 24

• 34

• 33

• 48

The median of the data : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 4 is

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 6

Out of 5 brands of chocolates in a shop, a boy has to purchase the brand which is most liked by children. What measure of central tendency would be most appropriate if the data is provided to him?

• Mean

• Mode

• Median

• Any of the three

Which measure of center best represents the data?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

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

Which measures of central tendency get affected if the extreme observations on both the ends of a data arranged in descending order are removed?

• Mean and mode

• Mean and Median

• Mode and Median

• Mean, Median and Mode

Which measure of central tendency best represents the data of the most popular politician after a debate?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Any of the above

Which of the following is true about mean?

• It occurs most frequently.

• It divides observations into two equal parts.

• It is representative of the whole group.

• It is sum of observation.

The ________ of a set of observations is the observation that occurs most often.

• Mode

• range

• Median