Measures of Central Tendency

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What is the mean?

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The mean is the sum of all the numbers in a data set divided by the number of values in that set.

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How do you find the median in a data set?

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To find the median, arrange the numbers in order and identify the middle number. If there are two middle numbers, find their mean.

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What is the mode?

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The mode is the value that occurs the most often in a data set.

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What is the range of a data set?

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The range is the difference between the greatest and least values in the data set.

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If a data set has the numbers 3, 7, 7, 2, 5, what is the mode?

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The mode is 7, as it appears most frequently.

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Calculate the mean of these numbers: 4, 8, 6, 10.

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The mean is 7 (sum = 28, count = 4, 28/4 = 7).

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What do you do if there are two middle numbers when finding the median?

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Find the mean of the two middle numbers.

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What is a synonym for 'average'?

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Mean.

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In the data set 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, what is the median?

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The median is 3.

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If the scores are 10, 20, 30, 40, what is the range?

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The range is 30 (40 - 10 = 30).

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