Center and Spread Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on understanding and calculating measures of center (mean, median, mode) and spread (range, interquartile range, standard deviation) for various data sets.
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Center and Spread: Data Analysis
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Calculate the mean, median, and mode for the following data set:
Data Set: 12, 15, 18, 12, 20, 22, 15, 12, 18, 15, 10
Mean:
Median:
Mode:
2. The is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set, providing a simple measure of spread.
3. The Interquartile Range (IQR) measures the spread of the middle of the data.
4. A high standard deviation indicates that data points are generally from the mean, while a low standard deviation indicates they are clustered closely around the mean.
5. Which measure of center is most affected by outliers?
Median
Mode
Mean
Range
6. For the data set: 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20
Calculate the Range:
Calculate the Interquartile Range (IQR):
7. The median is always one of the values in the data set.
True
False
8. Draw a simple bar graph to represent the following frequencies:
Category A: 5, Category B: 8, Category C: 3, Category D: 6
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