1. Explain why you think the mean, median, and mode are rarely the same value.
2.Discuss which of the measures of central tendency you would use to describe the data in Exercise 2. Explain your reasoning.
3.Suppose you conducted a survey in which you asked your classmates, "What's your favorite rock group?" Which measure of central tendency could you use to analyze the data, and why?
Complete.
4.Measures of central tendency represent ______ values of a set of data.
5. If the numbers in a set of data are arranged in numberical order, then the _____________ of the set is the middle number.
6. Extremely high or low values affect the _____________ of a set of data.
7. If all the numbers in a set of data occur the same number of times, then the set has no _______________.
Find the mean, median, and mode for each set of data.
8. 4, 6, 12, 5, 8
9. 8, 8, 8, 8, 9
10.List six numbers that satisfy each set of conditions.
The mean is 50, the median is 40, and the mode is 20.