17.2 16.

2
17 16.5
15 14, 20

Group 1 Female:

Mean

The mean of a data set is commonly known as the average. You find the mean by taking the sum of all
the data values and dividing that sum by the total number of data values.

Mean x̄ = ∑x/n n = 10

= (15+17+19+17+20+16+20+18+15+15) ÷ 10

= 172 / 10 = 17.2
Group 1 Female:

Median

The median of a data set is found by putting the data set in ascending numerical order and identifying
the middle number. If there are an odd number of data values in the data set, the median is a single
number. If there are an even number of data values in the data set, the median is the average of the two
middle numbers. Sorting the data set for the values entered above we have:

15,15,15,16,17,17,18,19,20,20

Since there is an even number of data values in this data set, there are two middle numbers. With 10
data values, the middle numbers are the data values at positions 5 and 6. These are 17 and 17. The
median is the average of these numbers. We have (17+17)/2

Therefore, the median is 17

Group 1 Female:

Mode

The mode is the number that appears most frequently. A data set may have multiple modes. If it has
two modes, the data set is called bimodal. If all the data values have the same frequency, all the data
values are modes. Here, the mode(s) is/are

15
Group 2 Male:

Mean

The mean of a data set is commonly known as the average. You find the mean by taking the sum of all
the data values and dividing that sum by the total number of data values.

Mean x̄ = ∑x/n n = 10

= (18+20+16+14+11+13+19+20+14+17) ÷ 10

= 162 / 10 = 16.2

Group 2 Male:

Median

The median of a data set is found by putting the data set in ascending numerical order and identifying
the middle number. If there are an odd number of data values in the data set, the median is a single
number. If there are an even number of data values in the data set, the median is the average of the two
middle numbers. Sorting the data set for the values entered above we have:

(11, 13, 14, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20)

Since there is an even number of data values in this data set, there are two middle numbers. With 10
data values, the middle numbers are the data values at positions 5 and 6. These are 16 and 17. The
median is the average of these numbers. We have (16+17)/2

Therefore, the median is 16.5

Group 2 Male:

Mode

The mode is the number that appears most frequently. A data set may have multiple modes. If it has
two modes, the data set is called bimodal. If all the data values have the same frequency, all the data
values are modes. Here, the mode(s) is/are

14, 20 (Bimodal)