Doreethy Mae L.

Manalo MKT MGT 1105

Practice Sheet 4-2 Measures of Central Tendency
1. A class of 13 students takes a 20-item quiz on science 101. Their scores were as follows: 11, 11,
13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 9, 6, 4, 1, 2, 2.
a. Find the mean.
∑x
x̄ = 𝑛
11+11+13+14+15+18+19+9+6+4+1+2+2
x̄ = 13

x̄ = 9.62
b. Find the median
1, 2, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19
Median = 11
c. Find the mode.
11, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 9, 6, 4, 1, 2, 2.
Here, the modes are 2 and 11 because they have the
highest frequency in a set. (Bimodal)
2. A Day after, the of 13 students mentioned in problem 1 takes the same test a second time. This
time their scores were: 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 13, 19, 9, 9, 8, 1, 7, 8.
a. Find the mean.
∑x
x̄ = 𝑛
10+10+10+10+11+13+19+9+9+8+1+7+8
x̄ = 13

x̄ = 9.62
b. Find the median
1, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 13, 19
Median = 10
c. Find the mode.
10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 13, 19, 9, 9, 8, 1, 7, 8
Here, the mode is 10 because it has the
highest frequency in a set. (Unimodal)
d. Was there a difference in their performance when taking the test, a second time?
Yes, there is a slight difference when taking the test for the second time.
3. For the set of scores: 1000, 50, 120, 170, 120, 90, 30, 120.
a. Find the mean.
∑x
x̄ = 𝑛
1000+50+120+170+120+90+30+120
x̄ =
8

x̄ = 212.5
b. Find the median
30, 50, 90, 120, 120, 120, 170, 1000
120+120
Median = 2

Median = 120
c. Find the mode.
1000, 50, 120, 170, 120, 90, 30, 120.
These set of scores is unimodal because there is only one mode
which is 120.
d. Which measures of central tendency is the most appropriate, and why?
Mean is the most appropriate measures of central tendency since it is the most reliable,
stable, least likely error, and widely used normal distribution.