Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

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What is the mean?

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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 median?

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The median is the middle number in a sorted list of numbers. 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?

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

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What is the range?

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The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers in a data set.

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

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Add all the numbers together and divide by the total count of numbers.

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How do you find the median in a data set?

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Sort the numbers in ascending order and find the middle value.

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How do you find the mode in a data set?

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Identify the number that occurs most frequently.

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How do you calculate the range of a data set?

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Subtract the smallest number from the largest number.

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Find the mean of these numbers: 5, 11, 2, 12, 4, 2.

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Mean = (5 + 11 + 2 + 12 + 4 + 2) / 6 = 6.

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Find the median of these numbers: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 8, 3.

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Sorted: 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11. Median = 7.

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