MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

Let Us Assess

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer by encircling it.

1. What do you call the sum of all observations divided by the number of
observations?
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Range

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the measures of central tendency?

a. Mean b. Sequence c. Mode d. Median

3. What do you call the most common value among the given observations?
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Range

4. What do you call the middle value, dividing the amount of data into 2
halves?
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Range

5. Caleb is a professional ice skater who has skated in 5 competitions. His

scores in the competitions were: 8.1 points, 9.8 points, 9.9 points, 8.7 points
and 7.5 points. What was the mean score?
a. 9.2 points b. 7.8 points c. 8.8 points d. 6.83 points

6. A building contractor examined 7 windows in a home and found that they

had the following widths: 9.8 inches, 9.9 inches, 8.6 inches, 9.9 inches,
9.9 inches, 9.9 inches and 9.5 inches. What was the median window width?
a. 10.12 in b. 8.6 in c. 14.75 in d. 9.9 in

7. Scott checked the prices of 6 items available for purchase at the school
canteen. The prices were: Php 9.20, Php 8.50, Php 8.40, Php 8.40, Php 8.10
and Php 8.40. What was the mode of the prices of the items?
a. Php 8.50 b. Php 8.40 c. Php 9.23 d. Php 15.99

8. Mario wants to find out the average sale of his convenience store every week.
What measure of central tendency is the best thing to determine his average
weekly income?
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Range
For items 9-15, refer to the data below. Choose the letter that corresponds to the
best answer.

Frequency Distribution of a 50-point Math Quiz

Class Interval Frequency

46 - 50 1

41 - 45 2

36 - 40 3

31 -35 10

26 - 30 6

21 -25 9

16 - 20 5

11 -15 6

6 - 10 4

1-5 2

9. What is the class size?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

10. What is the total frequency of the given data?

a. 45 b. 48 c. 50 d. 55

11. What is the lower boundary of the class interval 21-25?

a. 20.5 b. 26.5 c. 21.5 d. 25.5

12. What is the median class of the given data?

a. 11-15 b. 16-20 c. 21-25 d. 26-30

13. What is the modal class of the given data?

a. 21-25 b. 26-30 c. 31-35 d. 36-40
 14. What measure of central tendency is most applicable in identifying the
typical score in the given set of data?
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Range

15. Why do we need to learn the measure of central tendency?

a. It gives us the average for a set of data.
b. It is useful in studying a data.
c. It condenses the data set down to one representative value.
d. All of the above

For items 16 -20, refer to the data below. Choose the letter that corresponds to the
best answer.

Age of Patients who are COVID19 Positive

Class Frequency Class fX Lower <cf

Interval (f) Mark ( X ) Boundary
(lb)

46 - 50 2

41 - 45 5

36 - 40 9

31 - 35 15

26 - 30 8

21 -25 6

16 - 20 3
i=5 ∑f = ∑fX =
16. How many patients are there in the given data?

a. 48 b. 50 c. 55 d. 60

17. What is the summation of fX?

a. 1564 b. 1600 c. 1655 d. 1660

18. What is the average age of patients who are COVID19 positive?

a. 25.6 b. 30.1 c. 32.58 d. 39.23

19. What is the middle age of patients who are COVID19 positive?

a. 29 b. 32.83 c. 33.12 d. 40

20. What is the typical range of age of patients who are COVID19 positive?

a. 26-30 b. 31-35 c. 41-45 d. 46-50