Averages

Question 1

What is the mode?

Answer 1

The number that appears the most often

Question 2

What is the median?

Answer 2

The middle number when put in order

Question 3

How do you find the mean?

Answer 3

Add the numbers and divide by how many you have.

Question 4

What is the range?

Answer 4

It’s a measure of spread.

The largest number subtract the smallest number.

Question 5

Find the mode:

5, 6, 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 5

Answer 5

5

Question 6

Find the median:

4, 8, 9, 20, 22, 8, 22, 10, 6, 3

Answer 6

8.5

Don’t forget to put them in order.

Question 7

Find the mean:

5, 2, 8, 5, 10

Answer 7

30/5 = 6

Question 8

Give an example of continuous data.

Answer 8

It’s numerical data that can be measured.

E.g. Height, weight, length, time

Question 9

Give an example of discrete data.

Answer 9

It’s numerical data that can only take certain values, or counted data.
E.g. Shoe size, scores on a maths test, the number of goals scored in a football game.

Question 10

Give an example of qualitative data

Answer 10

E.g.
Colours of cars.
Favourite icecream.