Word Problems: When to Use Mean, Median, and Mode
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- (Video) Understanding and Calculating Measures of Central Tendency by Nurse Killam This video by Nurse Killam explains when to use mean, median, and mode. Summary\large{\text{Su…
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- When to Use Mean, Median, and Mode Three extremely important measures of central tendency (part of statistics) are mean, median, and mode. You can find the mean, median, and mod…
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- A class of 202020 math students got the scores back on their most recent test. The scores were as follows: 62,72,62,88,93,90,86,68,99,70,68,60,66,99,86,71,97,70,76,6362, 72, 62,…
- A team's performance on a game is scored by averaging the number of points scored by each player. If the Blue team's players scored 888, 444, 666, 222, 333, and 121212 points an…
- The length of 555 episodes of a TV show are shown below: 202020 minutes, 222222 minutes, 22.522.522.5 minutes, 2223 minutes, and 20.520.520.5 minutes. What is the average length…
- Tom's dad says he believes a 777 year old boy will grow an average of 222 inches from the time he turns 777 to the time he turns 8.8.8. When they turn 7,7,7, the heights of 10 b…
- A school asks all of its students to state how long they would like their lunch to be: 353535 minutes, 454545 minutes, or an hour. If the school wants to determine what the majo…
- The scores for the last physics test Doc gave are as follows: 73%,70%,92%,82%,96%,72%,0%,82%,93%,83%,98%,71%73\%, 70\%, 92\%, 82\%, 96\%, 72\%, 0\%, 82\%, 93\%, 83\%, 98\%, 71\%…
- When you want to compare two baseball teams and how well they bat, what measure of central tendency of each team's batting averages should be used?
- A carnival game has you guess what number will appear on the screen. You've been watching and recording the numbers that have been shown, from a total of 100100100 rounds of pla…
- These are the scores Ms. Spiegel gave on her class's most recent paper: 73,70,92,82,96,72,82,93,83,98,7173, 70, 92, 82, 96, 72, 82, 93, 83, 98, 7173,70,92,82,96,72,82,93,83,98,7…
- A pop quiz worth 555 points was given last class. The scores on the quiz are given above. What is the mean score to the hundredth place?
- The students of two rival high schools, Bernards and Ridge, are arguing over whose cross country team is the best. The Bernards High kids have a lot of very good runners while t…
- A class's exam scores are as follows: 86,76,65,67,91,72,95,93,66,95,93,80,88,76,98,69,70,84,76,7586, 76, 65, 67, 91, 72, 95, 93, 66, 95, 93, 80, 88, 76, 98, 69, 70, 84, 76, 7586…
- Hayley reads 666 books in December, 121212 in January, but then only 333 in February. What is her average number of books read per month?
- A pop quiz is worth 555 points, and the scores on the quiz are given above. What is the median score?
- There are four trees in Caroline's backyard. The shortest two trees have heights of 151515 feet and 222222 feet. The mean of all four tree heights is 272727 feet, and the median…
- Prospector Jim found four gold nuggets in the soil! The smallest nugget weighs 222 grams, and the largest weighs 161616 grams. Which of these are possible values for the average…
- Five test scores have a median of 858585 and a mean of 83.83.83. Furthermore, 909090 is the only mode of the test scores data set. What is the sum of the two lowest scores?
- A set of 555 non-negative integers has a median of 777 and a mean of 5.5.5. Furthermore, 999 is a mode of the data set. What is the smallest non-negative integer in this set?
- Five positive integers have mean that is twice their median. If four of the integers are 3,4,6,3, 4, 6,3,4,6, and 9,9,9, what is the fifth integer?
- Suppose that the median of the numbers n,n+2,n+3,n+4,n+7,n+9,n+10n,n+2,n+3,n+4,n+7,n+9,n+10n,n+2,n+3,n+4,n+7,n+9,n+10 is 777. What is the mean?
- Blake wants to buy a new pair of sneakers and is unsure of what she should expect to pay. Blake wants to buy sneakers from a specific brand, the prices of several pairs of shoes…
- Anna wants to know what the most popular genre of music is in her class. Anna decided to take a survey; the results are shown above. What measure of central tendency should Anna…
- The batting averages of the players on your high school baseball team are listed above. The batting average of the rival baseball team is .292.292.292. Which measure of central …
- The above table lists the average baseball game attendance for the Pittsburgh Pirates for the years 1961,1971,1981,1991,2001,20111961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 20111961,1971,1981…
- What measure of central tendency is used in the advertisement? What measure of central tendency would better represent the data below?
- In Mrs. Patel's algebra one class she allows students to drop their four worst quiz scores and keep the ten best quiz grades at the end of the semester. The ten best quizzes are…
- Given a set of qualitative data, which measure of central tendency should be used?
- Given a set of quantitative data, which measure can be calculated?
- Last week there was an art exhibition at a local gallery. The exhibition lasted for five days. 234234234 people attended on Day One, 285285285 people attended on Days Two and Th…
- In which data set would the median be the most representative measure of central tendency?
- The end of the semester is getting closer and the professor has not yet decided on the format of the final. After not being able to decide on a final that she felt would be the …
- The table above shows the scores for three different hockey teams in the last five games. The coaches from each team are looking to recruit more players onto their teams. The co…
- Which measure(s) of central tendency DO NOT contribute to showing a right-skewed graph?
- Sarah runs the school store and needs to order more candy. In order to make sure she has an inventory that her classmates would like Sarah decided to conduct a survey. Sarah wan…
- The above table represents the number of movies each person has watched per month. Which measure of central tendencies is the same for each person? Using that measure, about how…
- The soil in Argentina is said to have a water absorption rate of 65%65\%65%. Meanwhile, the soil in Ethiopia is said to have a water absorption rate of 45%45\%45%. If you were t…
- Lake Wobegon is an average town with 100100100 residents. Lake Wobegon's residents vary in age, build, and height. What is the largest number of Lake Wobegon residents that can …
- You're selling unwanted clothes from your closet. A potential customer asks you what is your most common size so she can get an idea of how your clothes will fit. Which method o…
- Say you have 202020 rides on your account and an average rating of 3.43.43.4. How many future ratings do you need to get your average up to 444 stars? Assume your future rides a…
- According to the Congressional Budget Office, the top 10%10\%10% of families in the U.S. had 76%76\%76% of the wealth in 2013. If you were asked to give the average wealth in th…
- The mean of 555 positive integers is 777, the median is 888, and the unique mode is 999. How many possible sets of integers could this describe? Source: Lexington Math Tournament
- Dan's Comic Books is making an inventory order for the next month and the store is unsure how many comic books to buy. Which piece of information would be MOST useful in determi…
- A set of 555 non-negative integers has a median of 999 and a mean of 5.5.5. Furthermore, 999 is the only mode of the data set. What is the smallest non-negative integer in this …