Measures of Center

Question 1

Use the histogram to answer the questions.

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What type of distribution is this?: skewed; What is the mean?: 81.071; What is the median?: 83; Which measure of center is the best choice for this data set?: median

Question 2

Fredrick hit 14, 18, 13, 12, 12, 16, 13, 12, 1, and 15 home runs in 10 seasons of play. Which statements are correct? Check all that apply. Fredrick’s data set contains an outlier.The median value is 12 home runs. The mean value is about 12.6 home runs.The median describes Fredrick’s data more accurately than the mean.The mean value stays the same when the outlier is not included in the data set.

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A: Fredrick’s data set contains an outlier.; C: The mean value is about 12.6 home runs.; D: The median describes Fredrick’s data more accurately than the mean.

Question 3

Create a dot plot to represent the data. What can you conclude about the dot plot of the data set? Select the three best answers.

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B: Four families said they ate out twice the previous week.; C: One family said they ate out 5 times the previous week.; E: The median best represents the data set.

Question 4

Create a dot plot of the data shown below.

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A: ✔ The mean

Question 5

Use the histogram to answer the questions.

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B: ✔ skewed

Question 6

For which data representation is the median the better measure of center?

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B: [Image: Unnumbered number line. The first notch has 2 dots...]

Question 7

✔ nearly symmetricalskewedneither symmetrical nor skewed

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A: ✔ nearly symmetrical

Question 8

✔ 81.07182.583

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A: ✔ 81.071

Question 9

81.07182.5✔ 83

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C: ✔ 83

Question 10

mean✔ medianrange

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B: ✔ median

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