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What is the definition of 'Mean' in statistics?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of numbers.

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What is the definition of 'Median' in statistics?

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The median is the middle value in a list of numbers sorted in ascending or descending order. If there is an even number of observations, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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What is the definition of 'Mode' in statistics?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set.

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How do you calculate the mean of a set of numbers?

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To calculate the mean, sum all the numbers in the set and then divide by the total count of numbers.

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What is the mode of the following set of numbers: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4?

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The mode is 2, as it appears most frequently.

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If a data set has no repeating numbers, what can be said about its mode?

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The data set has no mode, as there is no number that appears more than once.

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What is the median of the following set of numbers: 3, 1, 4, 2?

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First, sort the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4. The median is the average of the two middle numbers (2 and 3), which is 2.5.

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In a data set of 5 numbers, if the mean is 10, what is the total sum of the numbers?

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The total sum is 50, calculated by multiplying the mean (10) by the number of values (5).

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What is the relationship between mean, median, and mode in a normal distribution?

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In a normal distribution, the mean, median, and mode are all equal.

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How do you find the median in a data set with an odd number of values?

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Sort the data set and select the middle value as the median.

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