Mathematics Worksheet
Measures of Central Tendency
The data sets below related to Covid19 were taken from the MoHW website.
For each data set: Which measure(s) of central tendency would be meaningful and why? (More than one may
be meaningful.) If you select mean and/or median, calculate the value. If you select mode, please state the
value and describe what it tells us.
1. New Cases by Parish Dataset for 20/9/2021
‘Trelawny
2. New Cases Dataset Sept 14—Sept 20, 2024
Date New cases
14/3/2021 | 510
15/9/2021 | 492
16/9/2021 | 601
17/9/2021 | 537
18/9/2021 | 546
19/9/2021 | 733
20/9/2001 | 374
3. Type of Covid19 Test Dataset for September 20, 2021
[Type of Tests PCR [Antigen Tests [Antigen Tests [TOTAL]
from Public irom Private
Facilities [Facilities
Number of tests aT 53 1 607