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11th -
12thgrade
Measures of central tendency and dispersion
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are examples of measures of central tendency?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard deviation
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are examples of measures of dispersion?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard deviation
- 3. Fill in the Blank
Measures of __________ ___________ inform researchers about the average of their scores
- 4. Multiple Choice
Measures of central tendency inform researchers about the ___________ of their scores
Average
Spread
- 5. Fill in the Blank
Measures of __________ inform researchers about the spread of their scores
- 6. Fill in the Blank
Measures of dispersion inform researchers about the _________ of their scores
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which descriptive statistic involves adding up all of the scores in the data set and dividing that figure by the total number of scores in the data set?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard deviation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which descriptive statistic involves arranging data i numerical order from lowest to highest to find the middle number?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard deviation
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which descriptive statistic involves counting how many times each number appears in the data set to find the most common value?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard deviation
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which descriptive statistic involves subtracting the smallest score from the largest score?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard deviation
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which descriptive statistic involves calculating how far the data is spread around the mean?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard deviation
- 12. Fill in the Blank
The higher the standard deviation, the higher the s________ of scores around the mean
- 13. Multiple Choice
A high standard deviation would indicate:
The scores are not consistent
The scores are consistent
- 14. Multiple Choice
It is most appropriate to calculate the mean when using which level of measurement?
Nominal data
Ordinal data
Interval data
- 15. Multiple Choice
It is most appropriate to calculate the median when using which level of measurement?
Nominal data
Ordinal data
Interval data
- 16. Multiple Choice
It is most appropriate to calculate the mode when using which level of measurement?
Nominal data
Ordinal data
Interval data
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which measure of central tendency would be the least appropriate to calculate if there are extreme scores?
Mean
Median
Mode
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which measure of central tendency would not be appropriate to calculate if there is no value that is the most common?
Mean
Median
Mode
- 19. Fill in the Blank
The _______ is the most representative measure of central tendency because all the scores are used in its calculation.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which measure of dispersion is easier to calculate?
The range
The standard deviation
- 21. Multiple Choice
Identify the correct statements:
The range informs the researcher of the overall spread of the data.
The standard deviation informs the researcher of the overall spread of the data.
The range provides a precise measure of dispersion as it informs the researcher of the average distance of each score from the mean.
The standard deviation provides a precise measure of dispersion as it informs the researcher of the average distance of each score from the mean.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which measure of dispersion is less easily distorted by extreme scores?
The range
The standard deviation
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA data set can have more than one modeTrueFalse
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhen you are trying to find the MEDIAN of a set of data and 2 numbers are left in the middle after putting them in order from least to greatest, what do you do?List both of the numbers as the Median.Add the two numbers together and divide by 2.Pick the one that you want.Subtract the two numbers.
- 25. Multiple Choice
The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?
94 was the highest score on the test.
More students received a 94 than any other score
No student scored below 94
- 26. Multiple Choice6. Find the mean.
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