Mean, Median, Mode, Range

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What is the mean of a set of numbers?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the total count of numbers.

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How do you calculate the mean of these numbers: 1, 9, 3, 6, 7, 5, 4, 5, 5?

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Add all the numbers (1+9+3+6+7+5+4+5+5 = 45) and divide by the count (9). Mean = 45/9 = 5.

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What is the mode of a set of numbers?

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

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Find the mode of these numbers: 4, 4, 6, 6, 2, 2, 6, 2, 4, 2.

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The mode is 2, as it appears most frequently.

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What is the median of a set of numbers?

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The median is the middle number in a sorted list of numbers. If there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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How do you find the median of these numbers: 2, 57, 38, 42, 6?

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First, sort the numbers: 2, 6, 38, 42, 57. The median is 38, the middle number.

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What is the range of a set of numbers?

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The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers in a data set.

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Find the range of these numbers: 2, 57, 38, 42, 6.

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Range = 57 - 2 = 55.

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What is the formula to calculate the mean?

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Mean = (Sum of all values) / (Number of values).

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What does it mean if a number is the mode?

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

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