Measures of Center

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What is the median in a data set?

Back

The median is the middle number in a sorted list of numbers.

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How do you find the median of the following numbers: 3.8, 4.2, 4.0, 4.2, 4.2?

Back

The median is 4.2.

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What does it mean if a score is the mode?

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The mode is the score that appears most frequently in a data set.

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In the data set 12, 10, 10, 10, 13, 12, 11, 13, 10, what is the mode?

Back

The mode is 10.

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Can a data set have more than one mode?

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Yes, a data set can have multiple modes.

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What is the definition of mode?

Back

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

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What is the average of a data set?

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The average (mean) is the sum of all values divided by the number of values.

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What is the difference between mean and median?

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Mean is the average, while median is the middle value when data is sorted.

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If the mode of a test score is 94, what can we conclude?

Back

More students received a 94 than any other score.

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What is the first step to finding the median?

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Sort the numbers in ascending order.