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Averages

The mean is the sum of all the data values divided by the number of data values.
The mode is the most common number or value
The median is the middle number when the numbers are placed in order
The range is the difference between the highest data value and the lowest data value.

1. Find the mode of the following data values:-

a) red blue blue black green blue _______________

Blue

b) 3 6 7 2 8 3 7 9 7 _______________
7

c) 2 6 8 4 2 6 7 9 8 2 _______________
2

d) apple pear apple orange banana _______________

Apple

2. Find the range for the data values in Question 1. If you cannot – say why not.

a) You
_______________
can't because it is words and b) _______________
7
not numbers.

c) 7_______________ d) _______________
You can't because it is words and
not numbers.

3. Find the median and range of the following data values:-

a) 4 6 2 8 3 7 9 2 1

median 6_____________

12236789
range______________
8

b) 1.82m 1.93m 1.79m 1.83m 1.93m 1.79m 1.93m 1.94m 1.88m

median ________________
3

range_________________
8
4. Calculate the mean and range for each set of data:

(a) 2, 8, 9, 4, 6, 7

mean________________
6

range________________
7

(b) 3, 15, 7, 2, 6, 2, 3, 2

mean________________
5

range________________
13

5. Find the mean, mode, median and range of the following sets of data

a) 5, 4, 9, 9, 5, 8, 9

45558999

mean ___________
2 mode 9___________ median 12.5
___________ range5____________

b) 6, 3, 0, 2, 1, 0

mean 2____________mode 0___________median ___________

1 range 6____________