Mean, Median, Mode

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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 total count of numbers.

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

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Add all the numbers together and divide by the total 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.

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

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Sort the numbers in order. If there is an odd number of values, the median is the middle one. If even, it 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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How do you find the mode of a set of numbers?

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Identify the number that occurs most often in the list.

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What is the range of a set of numbers?

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The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers.

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How do you calculate the range?

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Subtract the smallest number from the largest number in the set.

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Find the mean of these numbers: 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 3, 2, 8.

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The mean is 4.

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Find the median of these numbers: 14, 18, 12, 20, 16.

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The median is 16.

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