are two in the middle, find their average. Measures of Central Tendency MEAN – MEDIAN – MODE – Outlier – Range – Mean, Median and Mode Song Tune – “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” the average Use the mean to describe the middle of a set of data that DOES NOT have an outlier. Mode, mode, mode the most Average is the mean Median, median, median, median’s always in between the middle value in the set when the numbers are arranged in order. If there are two in the middle, find their average. Use the median to describe the middle of a set of data that DOES have an outlier. the data item that occurs the most times. It is possible for a set of data to have no mode, one mode, or more than one mode. Use the mode when the data are nonnumeric or when choosing the most popular item. a data value that is much higher or lower than the other data values in the set. the difference between the greatest and the least data value. The range gives you a measure of the spread of data.

1. The prices of seven pairs of shoes are $45, $23, $63, $23, $81, $75 and $47. What is the range in the price of the shoes? $23 C. $51 $47 D. $58 4. Find the mean, median and mode of the data. 14, 10, 16, 11, 20, 19, 18, 16, 10, 16 5. What is the difference between the mean and the median in the data set in #4? 6. How does the outlier affect the range in the set of data? 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 15 2. The prices of nine backpacks are $43, $21, $53, $32, $32, $23, $61, $67 and $37. What is the median price of the backpacks? A. $32 C. $41 . $37 D. $46 3. The prices of five snacks are $1.50, $2.00, $3.00, $.75 and $.50. What is the mode of the snacks? 0 C. no mode $2.50 D. $3.00