Mean, Median, Mode, Range, IQR

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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 value in a set of numbers when they are arranged in 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 set of numbers.

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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 set of numbers.

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What is the interquartile range (IQR)?

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The IQR is the difference between the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3) in a data set, representing the middle 50% of the data.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How do you find the lower quartile (Q1)?

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To find Q1, arrange the data in ascending order and find the median of the lower half of the data set.

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How do you find the upper quartile (Q3)?

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To find Q3, arrange the data in ascending order and find the median of the upper half of the data set.

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What is a quartile?

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A quartile is a type of quantile that divides a data set into four equal parts.

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What is the second quartile (Q2)?

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The second quartile (Q2) is the median of the data set.

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How do you calculate the mode in a data set?

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To calculate the mode, count how many times each number appears in the data set and identify the number(s) that appear most frequently.

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