Mathematics 7

Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 17
Using Appropriate Statistical Measures
in Interpreting Statistical Data
Mathematics Grade 7
Quarter 4 – Self-Learning Module 17: Using Appropriate Statistical Measures in
Interpreting Statistical Data
First Edition, 2020

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 Mathematics 7
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 17
Using Appropriate Statistical Measures in
Interpreting Statistical Data
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Mathematics Grade 7 Self-Learning Module on Using

Appropriate Statistical Measures in Interpreting Statistical Data!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the Mathematics Grade 7 Self-Learning Module on Using

Appropriate Statistical Measures in Interpreting Statistical Data!

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Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

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Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

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application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATION

1. Use appropriate statistical measures in interpreting statistical data.

PRETEST

Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer.

1. These are the values that are far away from other data values.
A. Outliers B. Mode C. Median D. Range
2. Which of the following numbers 11,14,14, 12, 24,10 and 13 is considered as
outlier?
A. 14 B. 24 C. 10 D. 11
3. For a _____ level, you can only use the mode to find the most frequent value.
A. Ordinal B. Interval C. Nominal D. Ratio
4. Which of the following is an example of ordinal measurement?
A. Socio-economic Status C. Gender
B. Hair color D. Eye color
5. Which of the following is considered as qualitative data?
A. Nominal B. Discrete C. Ordinal D. A and C

RECAP
Directions: Supply the blank with the appropriate word. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
1. The ______ is the middle score for a set of data that has been arranged in order
of magnitude.
A. Mean B. Mode C. Range D. Median
2. The ______ (or average) is the most popular and well-known measure of central
tendency.
A. Mode B. Range C. Mean D. Median
3. The ______ is the most frequent score in the given data.
A. Mode B. Median C. Range D. Mean
4. Which measures of central tendency is greatly affected by extreme values?
A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Range
5. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?
A. Mode B. Variance C. Mean D. Median
 LESSON

Choosing a Measure

As a consumer of information, it is important that you can make decisions

about which measures are most useful. Just because you can use mean, median
and mode in the real world does not mean that each measure applies to any situation.
For example, if you wish to find the average grade on a test for your class but one
student fell asleep and scored a 0, the mean will show a much lower average because
of one low grade, while the median would show how the middle group of students
scored. Using these measures in everyday life involves not only understanding the
differences between them, but also which one is appropriate for a given situation.

To know which measure of central tendency is appropriate to use for a given

data, the following must be considered:

For qualitative data, the mode is the only one of the three that makes sense.

For quantitative data, mean or median is often preferred over the mode as a
measure of center because the value that occurs most frequently may not necessarily
be located near the center of the data set.

If there are outliers in the data, median is preferred over the mean as the
mean can be misleading when outliers are present.
If there are no outliers, the mean is often the preferred choice because it has
some nice properties, which will be important in making inferences later in this
course.
Example 1.

A golf team's 6 members had the scores below in their most recent
tournament: 70,72,74,76,80, and 114.
Solution:
a. Find the mean. The mean is the sum of the scores divided by the number of
scores.
70 +72+74+76+80+114
Mean =
6
486
=
6
Mean = 81
Thus, the mean is 81.

b. Find the median scores of 70,72,74,76,80, and114.

Solution:
The median is the middle point in an ordered data set.

If there is an even number of data points, the median is the average of the middle
two points. 70,72, 74,76,80,114
 74+76
Median =
2

Median = 75

Thus, the median is 75.

c. Which measure best describes the scores of the team?

Answer: The median best describes the scores of the team, because the mean is
higher than almost all of the scores in the data set, and there is an outlier which
is 114.

Example 2.
Fe is hosting a kiddie party in her house, six kids aged 12 and 5 babies aged
2 attended the party. Which measures of central tendency is appropriate to use to
find the average age?

Solution:
Since the ages are categorized into two groups, and most of the ages belong to
12 than 5, the mode is the appropriate measure to use.

ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 1: LET’S PRACTICE!
Direction: Determine the correct data type either quantitative or qualitative.

1. The number of pairs of shoes you own

2. Movie ratings
3. The distance from your home to the nearest grocery store
4. The number of classes you take per school year
5. Peoples’ attitudes toward the government
ACTIVITY 2: KEEP PRACTICING!
Direction: Choose the outliers in the following data

1. 67, 71, 79, 65, 52, 71, 73, 94, 69

2. 22, 26, 31, 37, 31, 26, 50, 28, 24

3. 6, 24, 84, 13, 9, 30, 25, 7, 21, 33, 71

4. 92, 88, 106, 169, 76, 72, 67, 10, 115

5. 4, 11.6, 50, 23, 20.1, 19, 29, 12.7, 8, 23, 57.5

ACTIVITY 3: TEST YOURSELF!
Direction: Answer each of the following.

1. Determine the mean, median, and mode for the following data.

12, 34, 51, 32, 89, 45, 56, 13

2. Determine the mean, median, and mode for the following data.

12, 34, 51, 32, 89, 45, 678, 13

3. Examine the two sets of data. One of the sets has an outlier. Identify it.

4. Which measure of central tendency has changed a lot because of the

outlier?

WRAP-UP

Remember that…

To know which measure of central tendency is appropriate to use for a given

data, the following must be considered:

❖ For qualitative data, the mode is the only one of the three that makes sense
❖ For quantitative data, mean or median is often preferred over the mode as
a measure of center because the value that occurs most frequently may not
necessarily be located near the center of the data set.
➢ Here are a couple of rules of thumb you can use when deciding which
measure to use.

- If there are outliers or extreme values, the median may be the best
measure of central tendency.
- If there are no extreme values or outliers, the mean may be the best,
especially with large sample sizes.
- If the goal is to find the highest frequency, or amount, of a certain
variable, the mode will probably be the best measure.

VALUING

REFLECTION: (Journal Writing)

In 3-5 sentences, please share your thoughts on the quote by Charles

Dudley Warner.
 POSTTEST

Directions: Read and analyze the given situation. Answer the questions that follow
and write the letter of the correct answer.

The data set shown below has an outlier. Determine the outlier and
then answer the questions as to what happens to the median, mean,
mode, range and standard deviation when the outlier is removed.

Data: 29, 19, 35, 27, 21, 48, 23, 12, 24, 26, 20, 28, 30, 22, 19, 32, 22

If the outlier is excluded, what happens to:

1. Mean?
A. Increased B. Decreased C. No effect
2. Median?
A. Increased B. Decreased C. No effect
3. Mode?
A. Increased B. Decreased C. No effect
4. Range?
A. Increased B. Decreased C. No effect
5. Standard Deviation?
A. Increased B. Decreased C. No effect
PRETEST
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D
RECAP
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B
ACTIVITY 1: LET’S PRACTICE!
1.quantitative 3. quantitative 5. qualitative
2.qualitative 4. quantitative
ACTIVITY 2: KEEP PRACTICING!
1. 94 3. 84 5. 57.5
2. 50 4. 10 and 169
ACTIVITY 3: TEST YOURSELF!
1. mean = 41.5 median = 39.5 mode= no mode
2. mean= 119.25 median= 39.5 mode= no mode
3. set of data in number 2
4. The mean
POSTTEST
1. B 3. C 5. B
2. B 4. B
KEY TO CORRECTION
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