School Improvement in Maryland

Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 7

Standard 4.0 Knowledge of Statistics

Topic B. Data Analysis

Indicator 2. Describe a set of data

Objective a. Analyze measures of central tendency to determine or apply mean, median, mode

Assessment limit: Use no more than 15 pieces of data for the mean or median; or 15 to 30 pieces of data for the mode, using whole numbers or decimals with no more than 2 decimal places (0 – 100)

The data below shows the prices, in thousands of dollars, of 15 homes in the same neighborhood.

What is the median price, in thousands of dollars, of these homes?

  1. 65
  2. 69
  3. 72
  4. 75

Correct Answer
C. 72
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