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What is another word for mean:
a) average
b) variation
c) scale
d) range

The term 'fair share' refers to:
a) median
b) mean
c) mode
d) range

What do you call the 'middle' number in a data set?
a) mode
b) range
c) median
d) medium

What do you call the number that occurs 'most often' in a data set?
a) range
b) median
c) mode
d) mean

Mean, median, and mode are all measures of:
a) center
b) variation
c) length
d) temperature

The range of a data set describes the __________ of the data.
a) center
b) variation
c) height
d) mean

Another word for variation is:
a) average
b) static
c) center
d) spread

What two math operations do you use to calculate the mean?
a) + and ÷
b) + and -
c) x and ÷
d) ÷ and -

What are you finding if you subtract the smallest number from the largest number in a data set?
a) the mean
b) the median
c) the range
d) the mode

If you are finding the median of a data set, and you have TWO numbers in the middle, what do you do?
a) find the mean of those two numbers
b) add those two numbers
c) subtract those two numbers
d) you have two medians

What is the FIRST step in finding the median of a data set?
a) add all of the numbers
b) cross of the largest and smallest until you find the middle number
c) put the numbers in order from least to greatest
d) subtract the smallest number from the largest number

When finding the mean, which of the following should you do to decrease the chances of making a mistake?
a) there is nothing you can do
b) add the numbers in the set until you get the same answer twice
c) ask a friend
d) work as quickly as possible

Why is it easier to find the median of an odd set of numbers?
a) it just is
b) you cannot find the median of an odd set of numbers
c) it is not easier
d) there will be only one number in the middle

Which word or phrase does not belong with the others?
a) mean
b) average
c) fair share
d) mode

When a data set does not have any numbers that occur more often than any other, what do put for the mode?
a) 0
b) no mode
c) xxx
d) ?

True of False: It is possible to have more than one mode?
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c)
d)

True of False: It is possible to have more than one median.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which word below does not go with the others?
a) range
b) variation
c) spread
d) center

Which word below is NOT a measure of center?
a) mean
b) median
c) mode
d) range

If you scored 85% on a quiz and exactly half of the students in the class scored higher than you and half the students scored lower than you, your score represents the: the
a) mode
b) median
c) range
d) variation

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