Math · Age 11 · Data & Statistics
Choosing the Right Average (Ex. 2)
Decide which average is most useful in context and explain why.
Module
Data & Statistics
Age
Age 11
Duration
10 min
Questions
5
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Question 1
Multiple choice
A data set has no repeated values. The best average to show the 'middle' is…
Question 2
Multiple choice
Shoe sizes: 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 5. A shop wants to know which size to stock most. Which average?
Question 3
Multiple choice
When would the mode be LEAST useful?
Question 4
Sequence
Scores: 6,8,6,9,6,7. Which average shows most popular score? → ____.
Question 5
True or false
The median is a better average than the mean when data has extreme outliers.