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Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. The values increase by the same amount each time. |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of steps Jerry climbed each visit.\u003Cbr>23, 20, 32, 27, 17\u003Cbr>The mean best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number. |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) The list shows the number of jumping jacks Tiffany did each day.\u003Cbr>19, 107, 25, 12, 14\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. The values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>B. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>C. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list shows the number of coins each collector found. 14, 7, 4, 16, 6\u003Cbr>The mean best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The list shows the number of birds each student counted at the feeder.\u003Cbr>6, 5, 28, 3, 4\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>D. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest. |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10 1-5)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10 1-5)[ 10](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10 1-5)[ 1-5](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10 1-5) 80 60 40 20 0  \nJustifying a Measure of Center  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Choose the statement about the data that explains why the measure was chosen.\u003Cbr>1) The list shows the number of coins Tom found in the couch each week.\u003Cbr>11, 10, 11, 11, 3\u003Cbr>The mode best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. The values increase by the same amount each time. |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  B \u003Cbr>2.  C \u003Cbr>3.  C \u003Cbr>4. C |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of steps Jerry climbed each visit.\u003Cbr>23, 20, 32, 27, 17\u003Cbr>The mean best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number. |  | 5.  B  |  |  |  |\n| 3) The list shows the number of jumping jacks Tiffany did each day.\u003Cbr>19, 107, 25, 12, 14\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. The values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>B. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>C. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list sho","cbCaifV2KAopIaB3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifV2KAopIaB3","pdf",41552,"English","# Choose the statement that explains why\n## Item 1: Mode\n## Item 2: Mean\n## Item 3: Median\n## Item 4: Mean\n## Item 5: Median","[{\"question\":\"What does the mode describe in these data sets?\",\"answer\":\"The mode describes the data value that appears more often than any other. 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