Mean, Median, Mode Problem Solving

If there is an even number of data in the data set how do you find the median?

• order the data and find the middle value

• order the data add the 2 middle values and divide by 2

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94! Which of these interpretations must be correct?

• 99 was the highest score on the test.

• More students received a 94 than any other score

• No student scored below a 50

• A score of 91 was slightly below average.

Find the mode:
5, 0, 9, 9, 3, 0, 5, 5, 4

• 9

• 5

• 3

• 7

Find the mean:
28, 18, 19, 18, 17

• 20

• 18

• 11

• 19

What is the mean of these numbers?
4,5,5,2,3,3,2,8

• 40

• 24

• 4

• 256

What is another word for AVERAGE?

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

• Not nice

Can there be more than one mode?

• Yes

• No

To find the _________ you add up all the numbers and then divide by how many numbers you have.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range