MATH 111-Math in the Modern World Name: ____________________________

Measures of Central Tendency

Homework Worksheet

Calculate the mean, median, mode, lower quartile, upper quartile, inter-quartile range,
and standard deviation of each data set. Identify any outliers that may exist.

{3, 15, 3, 6, 9, 2, 6, 28, 3, 1} {49, 32, 62, 40, 29, 32, 70, 54} {12, 22, 24, 13, 81, 22}

1. = _____ 8. = _____ 15. = _____

2. median = _____ 9. median = ____ 16. median = _____

3. mode = _____ 10. mode = _____ 17. mode = _____

4. Q1 = _____ 11. Q1 = _____ 18. Q1 = _____

5. Q3 = _____ 12. Q3 = _____ 19. Q3 = _____

6.IQR = _____ 13. IQR = _____ 20. IQR = _____

7.  x = _____ 14.  x = _____ 21.  x = _____

The following data represents the average prices of gold (in dollars per fine ounce) for the
years 1984 to 2003. Calculate the mean, median, mode, lower quartile, upper quartile, inter-
quartile range, and standard deviation of each data set. Identify any outliers that may exist.
361, 318, 368, 478, 438, 383, 385, 363, 345, 361,
385, 386, 389, 332, 295, 280, 280, 272, 311, 350

22. = _____ 23. median = _____ 24. mode = _____ 25.  x = _____

26. Q1 = _____ 27. Q3 = _____ 28. IQR = _____

29. -30. An instructor adds five points to each student’s exam score. Will this change the
mean or the standard deviation of the exam scores? Explain your reasoning.

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