Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

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What is the mean of a set of numbers?

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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 number of items in the set.

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What is the median in a data set?

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The median is the middle number in a sorted list of numbers. If there is an even number of items, 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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How do you calculate the range of a set of numbers?

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The range is calculated by subtracting the smallest number from the largest number in the set.

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What is the formula to find the mean?

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Mean = (Sum of all numbers) / (Total number of items)

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If the numbers are 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, what is the mode?

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The mode is 4, as it appears most frequently.

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What is the median of the numbers 3, 1, 4, 2, 5?

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First, sort the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The median is 3.

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What is the range of the numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50?

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The range is 50 - 10 = 40.

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

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It means that no number appears more than once in the data set.

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How do you find the median of an even set of numbers, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4?

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Sort the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4. The median is (2 + 3) / 2 = 2.5.

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