Football Maths – Mode, Mean and Median
Name
Age
Club
Caps (goals) Position
David James
38
Portsmouth
45
GK
Paul Robinson
29
Blackburn Rovers
41
GK
Scott Carson
23
West Bromwich Albion
3
GK
John Terry
28
Chelsea
48
DF
Wayne Bridge
28
Manchester City
32
DF
Matthew Upson
29
West Ham United
12
DF
Micah Richards
20
Manchester City
11
DF
Glen Johnson
24
Portsmouth
10
DF
Joleon Lescott
26
Everton
6
DF
Curtis Davies
23
Aston Villa
0
DF
Michael Mancienne
21
Chelsea
0
DF
Gareth Barry
27
Aston Villa
26
MF
Shaun Wright-Phillips
27
Manchester City
22
MF
Stewart Downing
24
Middlesbrough
21
MF
Michael Carrick
27
Manchester United
15
MF
Ashley Young
23
Aston Villa
4
MF
Scott Parker
28
West Ham United
3
MF
Jimmy Bullard
30
Hull City
0
MF
Jermain Defoe
26
Tottenham Hotspur
32
FW
Peter Crouch
27
Portsmouth
30
FW
Darren Bent
24
Tottenham Hotspur
4
FW
Gabriel Agbonlahor
22
Aston Villa
1
FW
Mode -the number which occurs most often.
Median -the middle number. First list the set of numbers in size order. Then
count in from both sides until you find the middle number in the set.
Mean -the average calculated by adding all the numbers together and then
dividing the total by the number of numbers in the set
1. Work out the modal age of the England team.
2. Work out the median age of the England team.
3. Work out the mean age of the England team.
4. Work out the average number of goals scored by the England team by finding
the mean, mode and median. Which average is a better reflection of the data?