Problem-Solving and Data AnalysisEasy–MediumWhich statistic equals 7
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question
The data set shows the number of goals scored by a football team in each of seven matches: 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14. Which of the following equals 7?
- A. The meanCorrect
- B. The median
- C. The mode
- D. The range
Answer: A. The mean
Sum 49 ÷ 7 = 7, the mean. Median (middle of seven ordered values) is 6; mode is 4; range is 14 − 4 = 10.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The median
- The median is the 4th value, 6.
- C. The mode
- The mode, the most frequent value, is 4.
- D. The range
- The range is 14 − 4 = 10.
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