Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and MAD Vocabulary

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What is the mean in mathematics?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers. Adding all the data values, getting a total and dividing by how many data values were added.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the median in mathematics?

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The median in mathematics is the middle value of a set of numbers when they are arranged in order. If there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the mode in mathematics?

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The mode in mathematics is the number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the range in mathematics?

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The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset or function's output.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

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Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

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MAD is a measure of variability in a set of data, calculated by taking the mean of the absolute deviations of each data point from the mean of the data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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Example of calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)?

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Example of calculating the median?

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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Example of calculating the mean?

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Choose an example of calculating the mode?

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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Choose an example of calculating the range?

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