Mean
Median
Mode
Best Measure of Center
Challenge
100

What is the formula to calculate Mean?

The average, or all the numbers added up then divided by the amount of numbers.

OR

Mean = Sum of all the data point / Number of data points

100

How to calculate the Median when there are odd number of data points

Put the data in order from least to greatest and find the middle value. 


100

What is the mode as a measure of center?

The most repeated data point.

100

If the question is about your favorite fast food restaurant, Then which is the best measure of center that should be used?

Mode

100

What is the mode? 13,14,1,7,25,23,14,17,14,24,35,14

14

200

Calculate the Mean

1,2,3,4,5,6

3.5

200
What is the Median? 4,9,13,14,19,27,29
14
200
What is the Mode? 15,20,5,23,14,13,20
20
200

What measure of center should be used with this data set? 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 30

Median because of the outlier (30)

200

How do you find the middle of the data?

cross off from left to right and move towards center

300

Calculate the Mean

 18, 8, 6, 5, 13

10

300

How to calculate the median when there are an even number of data points?

Put the data in order from least to greatest.

Find the two middle values and add them, then divide by 2.

300

Can a data set have no mode?

Yes

300

What measure of center should be used on this data set? 54, 55, 56, 57, 54, 53

Mean because the data is close together

300

Suppose the median of a data set is 4. If I add a 6 to the data set, what else do I need to add to keep the median at 4?

2

400

If one of the data point is 5, and the mean is 6. What is the other data point?

7 because 5 + 7 = 12 and 12 divided by 2 = 6

400

What is the Median? 2,6,15,17,18,25

16

400
What is the Mode? 15,13,14,27,32,12,15,15,27,15
15
400

What measure of center should be used on this data set?

To calculate the overall grade for a student who has received individual marks for 5 subjects.

Mean

400

If the mean of a data set is 5, what ONE point can I add to keep the mean at 5?

5

500

Calculate the Mean

10,14,15,17,18,24

16.333

500

What is the Median? 10,13,15,16,19,27,29,31

17.5

500

What is the Mode? 14,13,12,15,24,27,15,27,15,12,27,12,2,12,15

12 and 15

500

What measure of center would be used if a class was asked their favorite color of crayon?

Mode

500

Find the mean, median and mode 

 1 2 3 4 5

Mean = 2.5

Median = 3

Mode = No Mode

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