Lesson L2-23

L2-23 Calculate the median and mode of a set of quantities Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What is defined as the most frequently occurring value in a data set?

    • Mode
    • Median
    • Mean
    • Range
  2. What is the middle value when a data set is ordered numerically?

    • Range
    • Mean
    • Mode
    • Median
  3. How do you find the median of a data set with an even number of values?

    • Add all values
    • Average middle values
    • Choose the lowest
    • Choose the highest
  4. Before the median can be found, the data must be arranged in what order?

    • Alphabetical order
    • Order of frequency
    • Random order
    • Smallest to largest
  5. How many modes does a data set have if no value repeats?

    • One
    • Zero
    • Infinite
    • Two
  6. Which average is least affected by extreme values in a data set?

    • Range
    • Total sum
    • Mean
    • Median
  7. When does a data set have more than one mode?

    • Equal highest frequencies
    • Different total frequencies
    • The range is zero
    • All values are equal
  8. Which average is found by adding all the values and dividing by how many values there are?

    • Mode
    • Median
    • Range
    • Mean
  9. Find the median of 4, 7, 2, 9, 7 and 5.

    • 5
    • 7
    • 6
    • 4.5
  10. Find the mode of 12, 15, 11, 15, 18, 15 and 11.

    • 12
    • 18
    • 11
    • 15
  11. Shoe sizes are 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 10. What is the median?

    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 7
  12. Goals scored in eight matches were 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 1 and 2. What is the mode?

    • 4
    • 3
    • 1
    • 2
  13. Hours worked in a week were 6, 8, 5, 7, 8, 9, 5 and 8. What is the median?

    • 6.5
    • 7
    • 7.5
    • 8
  14. Test scores are 14, 17, 14, 19, 20 and 17. What are the modes?

    • 14 and 17
    • 19 and 20
    • 17 only
    • 14 only
  15. A list of 25 ordered values is given. Which position holds the median?

    • 13th
    • 26th
    • 12.5th
    • 12th
  16. Ages are 21, 19, 24, 19, 30, 19 and 22. What are the mode and the median?

    • Mode 19, median 22
    • Mode 24, median 21
    • Mode 19, median 21
    • Mode 21, median 19
  17. For sales of 120, 95, 140, 95 and 110 pounds, what is the mode?

    • 140 pounds
    • 120 pounds
    • 110 pounds
    • 95 pounds
  18. Six values are 3, 5, 5, 8, x and 12, and their median is 6. Given that x lies between 5 and 8, what is x?

    • 8
    • 6
    • 5
    • 7
  19. In a set of 10 ordered values, the 5th value is 13 and the 6th is 19. What is the median?

    • 15
    • 19
    • 16
    • 13
  20. What are the mode and the median of 1, 1, 1, 2, 9 and 10?

    • Mode 1, median 1.5
    • Mode 9, median 1.5
    • Mode 1, median 2
    • Mode 2, median 1.5

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