Mean, Median, Mode and 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 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 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. A set may have one mode, more than one mode, or no mode at all.

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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 median of a data set?

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To find the median, first arrange the numbers in ascending order. If the count of numbers is odd, the median is the middle number. If even, it is the average of the two middle numbers.

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How do you calculate the range of a data set?

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To calculate the range, subtract the smallest number from the largest number in the data set.

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What is an example of finding the mean?

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For the numbers 2, 4, 6, the mean is (2 + 4 + 6) / 3 = 4.

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What is an example of finding the median?

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For the numbers 3, 1, 2, the median is 2 after sorting them as 1, 2, 3.

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What is an example of finding the mode?

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In the set 1, 2, 2, 3, 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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For the numbers 5, 10, 15, the range is 15 - 5 = 10.

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