pdf Data Analysis -Median, Mode and Range

This worksheet provides structured practice calculating and interpreting median, mode, and range using a real-world classroom data set. Students analyze a table showing the number of candies in each of 29 students’ bags and use the data to determine the median value, identify the mode, and calculate the range.

Beyond computation, students answer reasoning-based questions that require them to identify which students had specific amounts, determine who had the least and greatest quantities, and evaluate whether the mode is an appropriate measure of central tendency in this context. A final question extends the task by incorporating fractional reasoning, asking students to express part-to-whole relationships as a reduced fraction.

Because this resource blends measures of center, variability, data interpretation, and fraction application, it promotes both procedural fluency and conceptual understanding. It works well as guided practice, independent reinforcement, or formative assessment within a statistics and data analysis unit.

Skills Assessed

• Calculating median

• Identifying mode

• Determining range

• Interpreting data from a table

• Evaluating appropriateness of measures of center

• Expressing part-to-whole relationships as reduced fractions

Details

• 2 pages

• Answer key included

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