When we are first taught about mean, median, and mode in algebra our first homework problems typically go something like this: Find the mean median and mode of the following set of numbers, 2, 5, 6, 6, 8, 10, 12. Everything is a whole number, they are already in order, and there are minimal calculations […]
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Mean Pros and Cons
When you come across a large data set, whether it’s survey results or just a homework problem, there are several ways you can try and describe the important aspects of the set. Each of these statistical values have pros and cons. This is a 3 part series highlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly […]
Median Pros and Cons
When you come across a large data set, whether it’s survey results or just a homework problem, there are several ways you can try and describe the important aspects of the set. Each of these statistical values have pros and cons. This is a 3 part series highlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly […]
Mode Pros and Cons
When you come across a large data set, whether it’s survey results or just a homework problem, there are several ways you can try and describe the important aspects of the set. Each of these statistical values have pros and cons. This is a 3 part series highlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly […]
How to Find the Mean
How do you find the mean of a set of numbers? It is one of the more labor intensive values you can find about a data set. Order is not important, but there are two key things to be looking for. Let’s take a look at how to find the mean. How to Find the […]
How to Find the Median
How do you find the median of a large group of numbers? The first step is you have to list the numbers in order from least to greatest. Then we find the middle value, which is the median. Some times there is a catch. If there is an even amount of numbers in the set, […]
How to Find the Mode
How do you find the mode of a set of numbers? The good news is you don’t have to rearrange the whole set of numbers to find the range. You do however have to check each value to see which one occurs most often in a set. Remember, it is ok to have multiple modes, […]
How to Find the Range
How do you find the range of a set of numbers? The good news is you don’t have to rearrange the whole set of numbers to find the range. You do however have to find the biggest and smallest number in the set. Let’s take a look at how to find the range. How to […]
How to Find the Midrange
How do you find the midrange of a set of numbers? Midrange and Range are similar, but different. They’re easy to get confused so we’ll discuss the differences, and give you two examples of how to quickly find the midrange. Differences Between Range and Midrange Range is the difference between the largest value in the […]
Definition of Median
This video will give us the definition of median. In any given set of numbers, the median is the number that is in the middle of the set, when the numbers are ordered from least to greatest. Median is the Middle Number You will deal with the median any time you have a set of […]