Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Box Plots

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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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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 highest and lowest values in a data set.

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What is a box plot?

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A box plot is a graphical representation of a data set that shows the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

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How do you find the range of the numbers: 12, 5, 9, 18, 22, 25, 5?

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The range is 20 (25 - 5 = 20).

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How do you calculate the mean of the numbers: 5, 11, 2, 12, 4, 2?

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The mean is 6 (sum = 36; count = 6; mean = 36/6 = 6).

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What percentage of data is between the first and third quartiles in a box plot?

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50% of the data is between the first and third quartiles.

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What does a larger standard deviation indicate about a data set?

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A larger standard deviation indicates that the data points are more spread out from the mean.

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What is the first quartile (Q1) in a box plot?

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The first quartile (Q1) is the median of the lower half of the data set.

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