MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE, RANGE Flashcard

Front

What is the range?

Back

The difference between the largest and smallest number.

Front

Can a data set have more than one mode?

Back

True.

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What is the median of the following data set: 36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31?

Back

36.

Front

What is the average (Mean) number of cavities from the data set: 1, 0, 1, 5, 0, 3, 4?

Back

2.

Front

To find the average of a set of numbers, what do you do after adding up all the items?

Back

Divide by the number of items in the set.

Front

What is the mode?

Back

The number that appears most often in a data set.

Front

How do you calculate the mean of a data set?

Back

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

Front

What is the median?

Back

The middle number in a sorted data set.

Front

If the data set is: 5, 3, 9, 1, what is the range?

Back

8 (9 - 1).

Front

What happens if there are two middle numbers in a data set when finding the median?

Back

Take the average of the two middle numbers.