Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Flashcard

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What is data?

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Data is collected information.

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What is the 'Mode'?

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The number that appears the most in the data information.

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What is the first thing that you should do in order to find the Range, Mode, and Median?

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Put the numbers in numerical order.

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What is the 'Median'?

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The middle number of the data information.

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How do you find the 'Range'?

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Subtract the smaller number from the bigger number.

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What is the definition of 'Mean'?

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The average of a set of numbers, found by adding them all together and dividing by the number of values.

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How do you calculate the 'Mean' of 4, 8, 6, 5?

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(4 + 8 + 6 + 5) / 4 = 5.75.

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What does it mean if a number is the 'Mode'?

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It means that number appears more frequently than any other number in the data set.

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If the data set is 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, what is the Mode?

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The Mode is 3.

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Why is it important to put numbers in order when finding Median, Mode, and Range?

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It helps to easily identify the middle number (Median) and the smallest and largest numbers for Range.