Mean, median & mode
Averages, the middle value, the most common value and the range.
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The mean (average) is the fair share: add them all, then share equally.
Look: Nine scores. Mean 7, middle (median) 7, most common (mode) 8.
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1Mean of 4, 8, 6, 10, 2?
2Median of 9, 3, 7, 1, 5?
3Mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 3?
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✗Finding the middle without putting the numbers in order.
✓Put them in order first.
✗Dividing by the wrong count.
✓Divide by how many numbers there are.
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The mean (average) is the fair share: add them all, then share equally.
Mean: add up and divide by how many. Median: the middle one when in order. Mode: the one that appears most.
Think of it like thisThree friends have 2, 4 and 9 sweets. Put them together (15) and share fairly: 5 each. 5 is the mean.
- Range
- Biggest − smallest.
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A batter scores 34, 12, 51, 12, 46 and 25. Find the mean and the mode.
Add all the scores.
34 + 12 + 51 + 12 + 46 + 25 = 180Share by 6 matches.
180 ÷ 6 = 30Mode: 12 appears twice, more than any other.
mode = 12
AnswerMean 30, mode 12.
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