A question that when asked will give you multiple answers.
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What does the Mean of a set of numbers tell us?
The average of that set of numbers.
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What does the median tell us about a set of numbers?
What number is found in the middle of all the numbers.
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What does the mode tell us?
The number that occurs the most in a set of numbers.
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What does the range tell us about a set of numbers?
The range tells us how far the biggest number in the set is from the lowest number in the set.
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Is the following a statistical question: How old is the class pet?
No, this will only give one answer since the class pet can only be one age.
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How do I find the mean of a set of numbers?
Add all numbers together then divide by the number of numbers you added.
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How do you find the median of a set of numbers?
You must put the numbers in order, then find the middle number.
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What is the mode of 3 , 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3
the mode is 3
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How can we find range of a data set?
Subtract the lowest number from the biggest number in the set of numbers.
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Is the following a statistical question: How many people in this class like animals?
No, once you count how many people like animals, you will have one answer to the question.
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Find the mean of: 2 , 3 , 4, 2, 4, 5, 8
28 / 7 = 4
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Find the median of 4, 3, 5, 14, 4, 4
If two numbers are left, find the middle of those two numbers!
the middle of two 4s is just 4 because 4 + 4 = 8 /2 = 4
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What if there are no repeating numbers in the set of numbers?
Then there is no mode
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Find the range of the following: 1, 2, 3, 25, 36, 47
The range is 46 because 47-1 = 46
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Give an example of a statistical question.
Have your group decide if the team was right, if you can't decide, raise your hand and ask a teacher!
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Find the Mean of 10, 20, 30 , 40
100 / 4 = 25
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Find the median of the following: 20 , 3, 14, 15, 6, 19, 5
the median is 14
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What is the mode of 12, 10 , 2 , 4, 6, 0 , 10 , 12 ,10
the Mode is 10
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What is the range of the following: 12, 14, 15, 16, 36, 57
the range is 45 because 57-12 = 45
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Change the following to a statistical question: How many people in this class like animals?
Some examples of right answers:
How many people in each of my classes likes animals?
What kind of animal does each person in this class like?
How many people in each grade at Hilsman like animals?
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Find the Mean of the following numbers: 12, 14, 15, 16, 16, 13, 19
105 / 7 = 15
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Find the median of the following: 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3 ,10
*Remember if you are left with two numbers in the middle, find the middle of those two numbers!*
the median is 3.5
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What is the mode of the following: 12, 12, 10, 10, 6, 7
There are two modes: 10 and 12
Must give Both to get this one right!
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What is the range of the following: 12, 14, 24, 24, 2, 26, 26,36, 66?