Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Outlier

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What is the mode in a data set?

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The mode is the data item(s) that occur the most often.

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What is the median in a data set?

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The median is the middle number of an ordered set of data.

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How do you identify an outlier in a data set?

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An outlier is a data value that is much greater or much less than the other data values.

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How do you calculate the mean of a data set?

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The mean is calculated by adding all the numbers in the data set and dividing by the total number of values.

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What is the range of a data set?

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The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values in the data set.

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What is an example of a mode?

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In the data set 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, the mode is 4 because it appears most frequently.

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What is an example of a median?

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In the ordered data set 1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 8, the median is 6.

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What is an example of calculating the mean?

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For the data set 4, 8, 6, the mean is (4+8+6)/3 = 6.

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What is an example of calculating the range?

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For the data set 3, 7, 2, the range is 7 - 2 = 5.

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What is an example of an outlier?

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In the data set 1, 2, 3, 100, the outlier is 100.