Measures of Central Tendency
Mean, Median, Mode & Range
1. The high temperatures each day last week were: 75° F , 83° F ,
80° F , 72° F , 81° F , 83°F , and 79° F .
What was the range in high temperatures last week?
__________ Justify your answer.
What was the median high temperature last week? __________
Justify your answer.
What was the mode high temperature last week? __________
Justify your answer.
2. Mary was given a list of seven numbers. She
remembers 6 of them but can’t remember the seventh
one. The six numbers she remembers are: 4, 2, 5, 8, 9,
and 8. She knows the range of her numbers is 10. What
is the missing
number? _________Justify your answer.
3. Following is a set of data: 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9
What is the median of the data? _____________
Justify your answer.
What is the mode of the data? _______________
Justify your answer.