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The Mean Median Mode
The Mean Median Mode
Mean, median and mode are numbers that represent a whole set of data or information. Mean, median
and mode are together called the measures of central tendency.
The mean is often called the average. To find the mean you take a set of data and calculate the sum of
the data, after that you divide the sum by the number of pieces in the set.
Example
56+35+45+67+12+24+48+55+58+30
10
= 430
10
= 43
The mean=43
The median is the number in an ordered set of data that is in the middle.
If we have a set of data with an odd number of data points then the median is the data point in the
middle.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
If we have a set of data with an even number of data points, then the median is the mean of the two
data points in the middle
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
(4+5)/ 2= 9 / 2 = 4.5
Example
2,5,6,2,2,2,5,6,2
The mode=2