Answer the questions below.

(a) The 9 members of a fraternity have the following test scores:

66,
119,
120,
121,
123,
126,
127,
129,
130
.
Which measure should be used to summarize the data?

Mean
Median
Mode
(b) Ahmad has recorded his golf score for each round he's played this year.
Which measure gives the score he shot the most often?

Mean
Median
Mode
(c) A bakery sells 10 types of sandwiches. Here are their calorie amounts:

566,
573,
579,
581,
582,
599,
608,
622,
626,
634
.
Which measure should be used to summarize the data?

Mean
Median
Mode

5 answers

(a) The measure that should be used to summarize the data for the test scores of the fraternity members is the median.

(b) The measure that gives the score Ahmad shot the most often is the mode.

(c) The measure that should be used to summarize the data for the calorie amounts of the sandwiches is the mean.
Answer the questions below.

(a) Each member of the football team was asked to report the year he was born.
Which measure gives the most common year of birth?

Mean
Median
Mode
(b) At a certain company, the 9 employees have the following weekly salaries:

$820,
$840,
$850,
$860,
$870,
$900,
$930,
$970,
$2050
.
Which measure should be used to summarize the data?

Mean
Median
Mode
(c) The last 10 calls to a customer support line had the following lengths (in minutes):

22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
29,
30,
31
.
Which measure should be used to summarize the data?

Mean
Median
Mode
(a) The measure that gives the most common year of birth for the football team members is the mode.

(b) The measure that should be used to summarize the data for the weekly salaries of the employees is the median.

(c) The measure that should be used to summarize the data for the lengths of the calls to the customer support line is the mean.
Answer the questions below.

(a) The 9 members of the swim team completed the following numbers of laps at today's practice:

76,
79,
82,
83,
85,
86,
87,
89,
91
.
Which measure should be used to summarize the data?

Mean
Median
Mode
(b) Mai wants to determine which letter appears the most often in her favorite poem.
Which measure should she use?

Mean
Median
Mode
(c) In a survey, 9 people gave the following ratings for a local politician (on a scale of 0 to 100):

14,
41,
42,
45,
46,
47,
53,
54,
55
.
Which measure should be used to summarize the data?

Mean
Median
Mode
(a) The measure that should be used to summarize the data for the number of laps completed by the swim team members is the mean.

(b) To determine which letter appears the most often in her favorite poem, Mai should use the mode.

(c) The measure that should be used to summarize the data for the ratings given to the local politician is the median.