Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Practice

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What is the mode in a set of numbers?

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The mode is the number 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 find the mean, add all the numbers together and divide by the total number of items.

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What is the median of a sorted data set?

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The median is the middle value when the data set is ordered from least to greatest.

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What is the range of a set of numbers?

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The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.

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What is the first step in finding the median?

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The first step is to sort the data from least to greatest.

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If a data set has the numbers 5, 7, 7, 8, 10, what is the mode?

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The mode is 7, as it appears most frequently.

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In a data set of 10, 20, 30, 40, what is the mean?

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The mean is 25, calculated by (10 + 20 + 30 + 40) / 4.

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True or False: The median can be found without sorting the data first.

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False, the data must be sorted to find the median.

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What happens if there are two modes in a data set?

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The data set is called bimodal, and both values are considered modes.

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How do you find the range of the numbers 15, 22, 8, 30?

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The range is 30 - 8 = 22.

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