1.   What is the first step in finding the median in a set of data?
    A. Write the numbers in order from least to greatest. B. Find the difference between the greatest number and least number.
    C. Find the number that appears most often. D. Add the numbers.
    Hint

  2.   Which number describes the spread of a set of data?
    A. mean B. mode
    C. range D. median
    Hint

  3.   Which number(s) describe(s) the average number in a set of data?
    A. mean B. both mean and median
    C. median D. neither
    Hint

  4.   Which measure of central tendency would best represent the data set
60, 60, 62, 63, 65, 71, 73, 1060?
    A. mode B. median
    C. range D. mean
    Hint

  5.   The table below shows the amount that Gabriel and his friends spend on lunch on a typical day. Find the median of the set of data.
   
    A. $3.25 B. $1.50
    C. $2.75 D. $2.10
    Hint



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