Mean, Median, Mode, Range Flashcards

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Mean

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Add up all the numbers and divide by how many numbers there are.

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Median

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The number in the middle after ordering the numbers from least to greatest.

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Mode

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The number that occurs most often.

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Outliers

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The number(s) that do not fit with the rest.

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Range

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Subtract the smallest number from the largest.

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Mean of 96, 62, 34, 09, 220, 17, 212, 78

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91

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How do you identify an outlier in a data set?

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An outlier is a value that is much higher or lower than most of the other values in a set. You can often spot it by looking for numbers that are far away from the rest.

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What is the range of 5, 12, 19, 27, 33?

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28

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When is the median not a number in the data set?

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When there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle numbers, which may not be in the data set.

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If a data set has the numbers 4, 7, 7, 10, 12, what is the mode?

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7