1. Mean, Median & Mode By Laura Telfer ET 504 Technology Curriculum & Planning Scenario Directions Credits Traveling Book Seller, created by Drew Polly, 2006

2. So What? What do you remember about mean, median and mode? How do you figure the mean, median and mode? How will you ever “use this in your everyday life”? Let’s find out. Traveling Book Seller, created by Drew Polly, 2006 Directions Page

3. Traveling Book Seller, created by Drew Polly, 2006 Click for Directions Break up into groups of 2. –You need a pen and piece of paper –Number on your paper 1-10. When the question is read, your team will have 5 seconds to QUIETLY write down the answer. QUIETLY rise your hand if you want to SHARE your team’s answer and see if you are correct. For every answer EACH team gets correct, you will earn bonus points on this unit’s test. Let’s Begin!

4. Questions 23145 678910 Traveling Book Seller, created by Drew Polly, 2006

5. Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited. Scenario Adapted from “The Traveling Georgia Artist” by Lloyd Rieber, the University of Georgia, May 20, 2003. Gloser, Mrs. (2010, September 22). The mode of a set of data. Retrieved from http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol8/mode.htmlhttp://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol8/mode.html Gloser, Mrs. (2010, September 22). The median of a set of data. Retrieved from http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol8/median.htmlhttp://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol8/median.html Home Page

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8. 1) What is the number that occurs the most often in a set of numbers? mean median mode range Home Page

9. 2) What is the number that is the average of a set of numbers? Home Page mean median mode range

10. 3) What is the middle number in a set of numbers arranged from least to most? Home Page mean median mode range

11. 4) Which number represents the mean of this number set: 2 4 4 7 8 9 11 15 21 4 7 8 9 Home Page

12. 5) Which number represents the mode of this number set: 2 4 4 7 8 9 11 15 21 Home Page 4 7 8 9

13. 6) Which number represents the median of this number set: 2 4 4 7 8 9 11 15 21 Home Page 4 7 8 9

14. 7) If Julia wants to know her grade, what is she really trying to figure out? Home Page mean median mode range

15. 8) On a cold winter day in January, the temperature for nine North American cities is recorded in Fahrenheit. What is the mode of these temperatures? -8 0 -3 4 12 0 5 -1 0 Home Page There is no mode 0 9 18

16. 9) The manager of a video shop recorded the number of Disney DVDs sold per day in a 2 week period (below). 132 121 119 116 130 121 131 117 119 135 121 129 119 134 Which of the following statements is true? There is no mode The mode is 119 The mode is 131 The modes are 119 & 121 Home Page

17. 10) The salaries of 5 employees who work for a small company are listed below. What is the median salary? $27,000 $31,000 $35,500 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $34,700 $35,500 Home PageCredits Page