Mean, Median, Mode and Range

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.

What is the mode?

• The average

• The number that appears most often.

• The largest number - the smallest number

• The number in the middle.

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

What is the mode of the data?

• 74

• 82

• 80

• 83

Match the following terms with its correct definition.

• The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers

• Range

• Add together, and divide by 2.

• What if there are 2 numbers in the middle?

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

• Median

• The number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers

• Mode

• The middle value in a list of numbers when arranged in ascending order

• Mean or Average

The table shows the points scored by the JV basketball team at Cox Mill High School in their first seven games. Calculate the mean, median, mode and range. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the best?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Ms. Andrey claims the average score on a quiz in her class was 25. Mr. Luna claims the average score on a quiz in his class is 25.

• Ms. Andrey used the mode, while Mr. Luna used the median.

• Ms. Andrey used the mean, while Mr. Luna used the mode.

• Both teachers used the mean.

• Both teachers used the median.

Read the definition and match each word to the correct box.

• Median

• Measure of variation that represents the spread of a set of data.

• Mean

• Measure of center that lies in the middle of a set of data arranged in order

• Range

• Measure of center that occurs most often in a data set.

• Mode

• Measure of center that represents the fair share of a set of data.

Find the median, mode and range: 
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 8, 3

• median:7  mode:3  range:8

• median:6  mode:3  range:7

• median:7  mode:3 range:7

What is the range?

• The sum of the largest and smallest number

• The number in the middle

• The difference between the largest and smallest number

• The number that appears most often