Comparing Mean and Median

Question 1

Journalists try to use shorter or simpler words in their news stories whenever possible. The box below shows the number of letters in each word taken from one sentence in a news article. What are the mean and median number of letters per word? What is the outlier? The mean number of letters per word = The median number of letters per word = The outlier =

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5; Selection 1: 5; Selection 2: 4.5; Selection 3: There is no outlier.

Question 2

The median test score total is .

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70

Question 3

Which did you include in your explanation?Check all that apply.

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The median is not 2.; The list of data points must be put into order from least to greatest before determining the median.; The median of the data set is 4.

Question 4

What is Derrick’s median test score so far?

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81.5

Question 5

The median number of letters per word =

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4.5

Question 6

Which measure of center best represents the test data?

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median

Question 7

Which gives a better picture of his scores?

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median

Question 8

The outlier =

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There is no outlier.

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