Data & Statistics

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Can a data set have more than one median?

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False

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What is another word for 'mean'?

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Average

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How do you determine the median of a data set?

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Arrange the data in ascending order and find the middle value.

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What is the mode in a data set?

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The value that appears most frequently.

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How do you calculate the mean of a data set?

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Add all the values together and divide by the number of values.

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What is a data set?

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A collection of related data points.

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What does it mean if a data set is skewed?

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It means that the data is not symmetrically distributed.

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What is the range of a data set?

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The difference between the highest and lowest values.

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What is a frequency distribution?

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A summary of how often each value occurs in a data set.

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What is the purpose of using statistics?

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To analyze and interpret data.