Measures of Central Tendency
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
Inferences
Interquartile Range (IQR)
100

The mean of this data set:

5, 6, 7, 8, 9

What is 7?

100

The MAD of this data set if the mean is 1:

1, 2, 0

What is 0.67?

100

A seventh-grade student chooses a random sample of 50 out of 400 students. He finds that 7 students have traveled outside the United States. Based on this information, predict how many students have traveled outside of the United States.

What is 56 students?

100

The IQR of this data set:

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11

What is 6?

200

The median of this data set:

12, 17, 19, 11, 19, 2

What is 14.5?

200

The MAD of this data set if the mean is 9:

5, 7, 13, 14, 6

What is 3.6?

200

A metal-fabricating company produces 150,000 souvenir tokens each year. In a random sample of 400 tokens, 3 have stamping errors. Predict the total number of coins that will have stamping errors in a year.

What is 1,125?

200

The IQR of this data set:

29, 15, 58, 22, 75, 16, 64

What is 48?

300

The mean of this data set:

55, 23, 43, 60, 35, 78, 78

What is 53.1?

300

The MAD of this data set if the mean is 3:

3, 5, 1, 0, 4, 5

What is 1.6?

300

Herald is keeping track of eagles. To do so, he put tags on 25 eagles and released them. Later, he catches 120 eagles; 16 eagles were tagged. Find the best estimate for the Eagle population?

What is approximately 188?

300

The IQR of this data set:

45, 17, 39, 1, 4, 16

What is 35?

400

The median of this data set:

6.4, 7.2, 5.6, 4.4

What is 6?

400

The MAD of this data set:

9, 4, 6, 5

What is 1.5?

400

A poll revealed that 35 of 72 people would prefer the color purple to blue. What percent of people prefer the color blue?

What is 51.3%?

400

The IQR of this data set:

63, 45, 21, 14, 7, 3, 1

What is 42?

500

The mean of this data set:

6.9, 3.3, 2.5, 7.8, 3.3, 5.6

What is 4.9?

500

The MAD of this data set:

7, 4, 3, 1, 0, 3

What is 1.67?

500

Veterinary doctors marked 30 deer and released them. Later on, they counted 150 deer, 12 of which had marks. To the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate for the deer population?

What is 375?

500

The IQR of this data set:

8, 5, 6, 16, 22, 13, 24, 2

What is 13.5?

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