Numerical Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Median and Mean
Questions
Question 1 out of 7.
The value that minimizes the sum of absolute deviations is the:
- mean
- median
- mode
Question 2 out of 7.
The point on which a distribution would balance is the:
- mean
- median
- mode
Question 3 out of 7.
The value that minimizes the sum of the squared deviations is the:
- mean
- median
- mode
Question 4 out of 7.
When are the mean and the median the same?
- When the distribution is very large
- When the distribution is symmetric
- When the distribution is skewed
- When the number that minimizes the sum of the squared deviations is the same as the balancing point
- Never
Question 5 out of 7.
For the numbers 17, 9, 20, 15, and 11, the number which minimizes the absolute deviations is:
__________
Question 6 out of 7.
For the numbers 20, 32, 18, 43, and 27, the number which minimizes the squared deviations is:
__________
Question 7 out of 7.
You have a distribution with a mean of 6.5, a median of 7, and a mode of 4. At what point does this distribution balance?
__________