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MID QUIZ Understanding Median in Data Sets

Quiz by Angelo Carlo Gulanes

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  • Q1
    What is the median of a data set?
    The average value
    The highest value
    The middle value
    The lowest value
    30s
  • Q2
    How do you find the median in a set of numbers?
    Identify the smallest number
    Arrange numbers in order and find the middle
    Add all numbers and divide by the count
    Choose the largest number
    30s
  • Q3
    If a data set has an even number of values, how is the median calculated?
    Average the two middle numbers
    Use the mode
    Take the smallest value
    Take the largest value
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is true about the median?
    It can be affected by extreme values
    It cannot be calculated for categorical data
    It is less affected by outliers than the mean
    It is always the same as the mean
    30s
  • Q5
    In the data set {3, 7, 9, 12, 15}, what is the median?
    9
    12
    10
    7
    30s
  • Q6
    In the data set {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12}, what is the median?
    9
    6
    7
    8
    30s
  • Q7
    What happens to the median if a new extreme value is added to a data set?
    It remains unchanged
    It decreases
    It increases
    It may change depending on the position
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following data sets has a median of 5?
    {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
    {5, 5, 5, 5, 5}
    {3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
    {4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
    30s
  • Q9
    If the data set is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, what is the median?
    4
    5
    4.5
    5.5
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following statements about the median is false?
    It can be used for continuous data
    It can be calculated for ordinal data
    It is the most frequently occurring number
    It is a measure of central tendency
    30s
  • Q11
    In a ranked list of numbers, if the median is 10, what can be inferred about the data?
    Both a and b
    None of the above
    Half the numbers are above 10
    Half the numbers are below 10
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the median of the following data set: {5, 3, 8, 6, 2}?
    6
    4
    5
    3
    30s
  • Q13
    If the data set is {10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60}, what is the median?
    30
    45
    35
    40
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the median of the data set {15, 22, 8, 10, 5} when arranged in order?
    8
    12
    10
    15
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of the following is a characteristic of the median?
    It divides the data into two equal parts
    It is sensitive to extreme values
    It is the same as the mode
    It is always a whole number
    30s

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