Mean, median and mode quiz

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Mean, Median and Mode Quiz

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What is the mean?

The average of a data set.

The value that appears most often in a data set.

The middle point in a data set.

Correct! Wrong!

What is the median?

The middle point in a data set.

The value that appears most often in a data set.

The average of a data set.

Correct! Wrong!

What is the mode?

The average of a data set.

The value that appears most often in a data set.

The middle point in a data set.

Correct! Wrong!

How is the mean calculated?

Rank the data from highest to lowest. Identify the middle number. If there is an even set of data the mean of the two middle numbers is calculated.

The value that occurs most often is identified.

By adding up all the values and dividing by the number of values.

Correct! Wrong!

How is the median calculated?

The value that occurs most often is identified.

Rank the data from highest to lowest. Identify the middle number. If there is an even set of data the mean of the two middle numbers is calculated.

By adding up all the values and dividing by the number of values.

Correct! Wrong!

How is the mode calculated?

Rank the data from highest to lowest. Identify the middle number. If there is an even set of data the mean of the two middle numbers is calculated.

By adding up all the values and dividing by the number of values.

The value that occurs most often is identified.

Correct! Wrong!

The table below shows average monthly temperatures for Manchester. Calculate the mean temperature to one decimal place.

17 °C

10.5 °C

10.49 °C

13.5°

Correct! Wrong!

The table below shows average monthly temperatures for Manchester. Calculate the median temperature to one decimal place.

13.5 °C

9.9 °C

17 °C

Correct! Wrong!

Study the data below which shows the velocity of a river at 10 locations along its course. Idenitfy the mode velocity.

1.6 m/s

1.4 m/s

1.8 m/s

Correct! Wrong!

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Statistics in Geography

What is the mean?

What is the median?

What is the mode?

How is the mean calculated?

How is the median calculated?

How is the mode calculated?

The table below shows average monthly temperatures for Manchester. Calculate the mean temperature to one decimal place.

The table below shows average monthly temperatures for Manchester. Calculate the median temperature to one decimal place.

Study the data below which shows the velocity of a river at 10 locations along its course. Idenitfy the mode velocity.

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Statistics in Geography

What is the mean?

What is the median?

What is the mode?

How is the mean calculated?

How is the median calculated?

How is the mode calculated?

The table below shows average monthly temperatures for Manchester. Calculate the mean temperature to one decimal place.

The table below shows average monthly temperatures for Manchester. Calculate the median temperature to one decimal place.

Study the data below which shows the velocity of a river at 10 locations along its course. Idenitfy the mode velocity.

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