Mean, median, and mode

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What is the mean (average) of a set of numbers?

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The mean is calculated by adding all the numbers in a set and dividing by the total count of numbers.

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

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To find the median, arrange the numbers in ascending order and identify the middle number. If there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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What is the mode of 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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If the mean of three numbers is 11 and two of the numbers are 9 and 14, what is the third number?

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10

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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 can you determine if a number is the median in a data set?

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The median is the middle value when the data set is ordered. If the data set has an odd number of values, it's the center one; if even, it's the average of the two center values.

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What does it mean if a data set has no mode?

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A data set has no mode if no number appears more than once.

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If the mean of a set of numbers is 18 and two of the numbers are 16 and 12, what is the third number?

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26

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What is the effect of outliers on the mean?

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Outliers can significantly affect the mean, making it higher or lower than the central tendency of the rest of the data.

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How do you find the mode in a data set with multiple modes?

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If a data set has more than one mode, it is called bimodal or multimodal, depending on the number of modes.

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