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Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Answer Key

Calculate and interpret measures of central tendency and spread in data sets.

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Measures of Center

Q1.How do you find the mean?

Answer

Add all values, then divide by the number of values.

Q2.How do you find the median?

Answer

Sort the numbers from smallest to largest. If there's an odd count, the middle number is the median. If even, average the two middle numbers.

Q3.What's the mode?

Answer

The value that appears most often. A data set can have more than one mode.

Understanding the Data

Q4.What's the range?

Q5.When is the median a better measure of center than the mean?

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