STATISTICS 1O1:

Understanding Mean,
Median, and Mode
Welcome to the
wonderful world
of statistics!
Today we will...
Define the terms statistics and data.

Define the concepts of mean, median and mode.

Compare and contrast qualitative data with quantitative data.

 What is your
understanding of the
word statistics?
STATISTICS
It is a branch of mathematics that deals with
collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and
presenting data.

Statistics helps in gathering information,

understanding patterns, and making
inferences about the world around us.
DATA
Refers to any facts or figures that are
collated with the intention of being
presented, interpreted, and analyzed.
 Data may be:

Qualitative Quantitative
Data that describes Data that is
characteristics or quantified or
qualities. measured.

Usually deals with Usually deals with

language numbers.
STATISTICAL
ANALYSIS
is a specific method for analyzing
quantitative research data.

In statistics, it is important to find the mean,

median, and mode.
In a Nutshell:
Mean
The average of a data set.

Median
The middle value in a set of data.

Mode
The most common number in a set of data.
For Example
There are 4 boys in a 9th-grade class. Find the
mean, median, and the mode of using this set of
data:

BOYS HEIGHT IN CM
Luke 176
Mike 178
Ian 178
Connor 189
 Formula for finding
the Mean
Sum of Observations
Mean =
Total Number of Observations
 In this example this would be:
To find the Mean:

176 + 178 + 178 + 189

Add all values in the data set.

= 721

721/ 4 = 180.25
Divide by the number of values in the set.

The mean, then, is 180.25 cm.

 Formula for finding the Mode
(f m - f 1 )
Mode = L + h
(f m - f 1 ) + (f m - f 2 )

Where:
'L' - Lower limit of the modal class 'f 1 ' - frequency of the class preceding
'h' - Size of the class interval the modal class

'f m' - frequency of the modal class 'f 2 ' - frequency of the class succeeding
the modal class
To find the Mode:
In this example this would be:

176, 178, 178, 189

Arrange all numbers in ascending order

It is easy to see that the

The number that appears most often is mode is 181,
referred to as the mode. as it is the only one that
occurs twice.
 Formula for finding
the Median
NOTE: There are different formulas for odd and even numbers.

If 'n' is odd: If 'n' is even:

th n th
n+1 th n
term + +1 term
Median = term Median = 2 2
2
2

Wherein n= number of observations

 In this example, however, since
it is an even number, there are
two numbers in the middle.

To find the Median:

176, 178, 178, 189

order

You simply arrange all numbers in ascending

If you have an even number, you
take the average of these
Determine the number in the middle. numbers.

178 + 178= 356/2= 178

The median in this example is

178 as well.
 Here's an easy way to remember--

The Median The Mode

The Mean is
is the middle. shows up the
the average.
most.
Tomorrow, we will apply these concepts
to more complex problems.

Thank you!
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