7th Grade Math: Measures of Central Tendency Quiz
Name: ________________________
Date: ______________
Pd: ____
Part I: Fill in the Blank Vocabulary: Read each statement carefully. Using the words in the
word bank, fill in the blank. Each word will be used only once.
MEAN
RANGE
MODE
DOT PLOT
MEDIAN
1. After arranging the data in order from least to greatest, we find the _________________,
or middle number of the data set.
2. A ________________________ is a statistical chart consisting of data points plotted on a
fairly simple scale, typically using filled in circles.
3. The _____________________ is the number that occurs the most in the data set.
4. When subtracting the highest data point and the lowest data point, this gives us the
________________________ of the data.
5. Adding all of the data points together and dividing by the number of data points in the
set, gives us the average or the ______________________.
Part II: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range: Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the
following data sets.
Data Sets:
6) 24, 8, 28, 32, 6, 15, 10, 9, 8, 3,
11, 12, 15, 15, 17, 20
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
7) 0, 0, 2, 4, 3, 1, 9, 8, 5, 2, 3, 4, 8
8) 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5,
5, 5
9. __________________ TRUE or FALSE: A data set can have more than one mode.
10. _________________ TRUE or FALSE: A data set can have no mode.
11. _________________ TRUE or FALSE: A data set can have no range.
12. _________________ TRUE or FALSE: We do not need to include duplicate numbers when
finding the median or the mean.
7th Grade Math: Measures of Central Tendency Quiz
Name: ________________________ Date: ______________
Pd: ____
Part III: Inferencing Data using Dot Plots: Using the dot plot provided, answer the questions.
Mean:
Mode:
Median:
Range:
Mean:
Mode:
Median:
Range:
Mean:
Mode:
Median:
Range: