MEASURES OF CENTRAL

TENDENCY

Objective
To describe and compute the
three Measures of Central
Tendency (Ungrouped Data)
LADDE
R
GAME
7
+
 Fill the missing number in the ladder
8 using the fundamental operations given.
+ •How did you arrive from your answers?
3 List the numbers from the 1st step ladder,
+ then arrange the number into increasing
2 order.
= •What possible number is in the
÷ 4= middle?
+
•Do the same instruction on the
5
+ second up to third step ladder.
 Of all the numbers starting from the 1st up
9
+ to 3rd step ladder, what number appears the
5 most?
= •How many times does the number
÷ 4 =
+ appears?
3
+
5
+
2
=
÷ 4 =
How to find the Mean?
Median? Mode?
 MEAN
 The mean is commonly referred to as the
average of all values.

To compute for the mean, add all the

scores and divide the sum by the number
of scores.

It is the easiest “average” to compute.

The mean can be affected by extreme
values, very high or very low values.
 MEDIAN
 It is the middle score in the list after
the scores are arranged in decreasing or
increasing order.

The median is not affected by extreme

values.
MODE
 The most frequent score/s in the
given set of data is called the
mode.
 A data set may have two modes
(and hence the data set is called
bimodal).
 If no value occurs more than once,
the data does not have a mode.
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Description: Find the mean, median and mode of
ungrouped data.
Cheesedog Group
An accessory store was able to sell 6 pair of earrings, 5
rings, 6 bracelets and 10 necklaces in a day. What will be
the mean, median and mode?
Spaghetti
Ten children gave contributions to GMA Foundation for
the people who suffered from Taal Volcano Eruption, they
gave contribution in pesos: 150, 100, 100, 200, 250, 300,
350, 100, 100 and 150. Find the mean, median and mode.
Ice Cream
The scores of 5 students in G7 Earth (STE) in a ten item
quiz are 10, 8, 8, 7 and 6. What will be the mean, median
and mode?
 Answers
MEAN MEDIAN MODE
Group 1 6.75 6 6
Group 2 180 150 100
Group 3 7.8 8 8
Q U IZ
Direction: Choose the letter of the best
word being described.
1.What is the most commonly used measures
of central tendency and it is also known as
average?
a. mean b. median c.
mode
2.It is the measure or value which occurs most
frequently or most common in a set of data.
a. mean b. median c.
mode
3.It is sometimes called “the middle value” in a
set of data arranged in increasing or decreasing
order.
a. mean b. median c.
mode
4.The library logbook shows that 58,60,54,35
and 97 books respectively were borrowed from
Monday to Friday last week. Find the median.
a.54 b.58 c.60 5.Allen needs to know
the average of his score in 10-item quizzes in
Mathematics . The scores are 10, 5, 8, 6, 8, 10,
10, 9, 4 and 10. What will be the mean?
a.8 b.9 c.10
Direction: Choose the letter of the best
word being described.
1.What is the most commonly used measures
of central tendency and it is also known as
average?
a. mean b. median c.
mode
2.It is the measure or value which occurs most
frequently or most common in a set of data.
a. mean b. median c.
mode
3.It is sometimes called “the middle value” in a
set of data arranged in increasing or decreasing
order.
a. mean b. median c.
mode
4.The library logbook shows that 58,60,54,35
and 97 books respectively were borrowed from
Monday to Friday last week. Find the median.
a .54 b.58 c.60 5.Allen needs to know
the average of his score 10-item quizzes in
mathematics ,the score are 10, 5, 8, 6, 8, 10, 10,
9, 4 and 10. What will be the mean?
a.8 b.9 c.10
7
+
 Fill the missing number in the ladder
8 using the fundamental operations given.
+ •How did you arrive from your answers?
3 2,3,4,5,7,8,20 List the numbers from the 1st step ladder,
+ then arrange the number into increasing
2 order.
= •What possible number is in the
÷ 4= middle?
+
•Do the same instruction on the
5
+ second up to third step ladder.
 Of all the numbers starting from the 1st up
9 4, 5, 5, 5,6, 9, 24
+ to 3rd step ladder, what number appears the
5 most? 5
= •How many times does the number
÷ 4 =
+ appears?
3
+
5 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 16, 24
+
2
=
÷ 4 =