Mean, Median, Mode, 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 values together and dividing by the number of values.

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What is the median?

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The median is the middle value in a list of numbers sorted in ascending order. 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 highest and lowest values 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 an odd set of numbers?

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Sort the numbers in order and select the middle number.

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How do you find the median in an even set of numbers?

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Sort the numbers in order and average the two middle numbers.

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What is an example of finding the mode?

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In the set {1, 2, 2, 3, 4}, the mode is 2 because it appears most frequently.

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What is an example of finding the range?

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In the set {3, 7, 2, 9}, the range is 9 - 2 = 7.

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If the numbers are 5, 7, 3, 9, what is the mean?

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(5 + 7 + 3 + 9) / 4 = 6.25.

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