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The document defines and provides examples of mean, median, and mode - the three measures of central tendency used in statistics. Mean is the average calculated by summing all values and dividing by the number of values. Median is the middle value when values are arranged in order. Mode is the value that appears most frequently. Mean can be impacted by outliers while median is not. Meteorologists may use mean or median depending on which best describes the central value of the data set. Practice questions are provided to test understanding.

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Mean Mode Median

The document defines and provides examples of mean, median, and mode - the three measures of central tendency used in statistics. Mean is the average calculated by summing all values and dividing by the number of values. Median is the middle value when values are arranged in order. Mode is the value that appears most frequently. Mean can be impacted by outliers while median is not. Meteorologists may use mean or median depending on which best describes the central value of the data set. Practice questions are provided to test understanding.

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Mean, Mode and Median in Statistics

Mean, median, and mode are the measures of central tendency, used to study the various
characteristics of a given set of data.

A measure of central tendency describes a set of data by identifying the central position


in the data set as a single value. We can think of it as a tendency of data to cluster around
a middle value.

MEAN

The arithmetic mean of a given data is the sum of all observations divided by the number


of observations.

Mean =
∑ of all observations Mean is denoted by x̄ (pronounced as x bar).
Number of observations

For example, a cricketer's scores in five matches are as follows: 12, 34, 45, 50, 24. To find his
average score in a match, we calculate the arithmetic mean of data using the mean formula:

Mean =
∑ of all observations =
12+34+ 45+50+24 165
= =33
Number of observations 5 5

MEDIAN

The value of the middlemost observation, obtained after arranging the data


in ascending order, is called the median of the data.

For example, consider the data: 4, 4, 6, 3, 2.

Let's arrange this data in ascending order:

There are 5 observations.

Thus, median = middle value i.e. 4.


MODE

The value which appears most often in the given data i.e. the observation with the highest
frequency is called a mode of data.

Mode = Observation with maximum frequency

Note: A data may have no mode, 1 mode, or more than 1 mode. Depending upon the
number of modes the data has, it can be called unimodal, bimodal, trimodal, or multimodal.

For example in the data: 6, 8, 9, 3, 4, 6, 7, 6, 3 the value 6 appears the most number of times.
Thus, mode = 6. The example discussed above has only 1 mode, so it is unimodal.

Difference Between Mean and Median

Mean is known as the mathematical average whereas the median is known as the
positional average. The mean can easily be influenced by large or small values, called
outliers, in the data. In cases with outliers, the median is a better way to identify the middle
of a data set. If the data set has a large number of values and there are no outliers, using
the mean is the best way to determine the center of the data.

To understand the difference between the two, consider the following example, in which
temperatures were collected daily.

Meteorologists and climatologists consider both values and will use the value that best
describes the middle or center of the data set.
And now, some practice:

Q1. Find the mean of the first five whole numbers.

Q2. Find the mean and mode of given data 12, 24, 45, 23, 12, 4,12, 24, 4

Q3. The mean of 5 numbers is 18. If one number is excluded, their mean is 16. Find the
excluded number.

Q4. WORDSEARCH: 22 words related to the topic are hidden below. Can you find all of them?

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Sources and Bibliography

https://learn.weatherstem.com/modules/learn/lessons/104/10.html

https://www.cuemath.com/data/mean-median-mode/

https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/3241127/mean-mean-and-median/
And now, some practice:

Q1. Find the mean of the first five whole numbers.

Q2. Find the mean and mode of given data 12, 24, 45, 23, 12, 4,12, 24, 4

Q3. The mean of 5 numbers is 18. If one number is excluded, their mean is 16. Find the
excluded number.

Q4. WORDSEARCH

References

https://learn.weatherstem.com/modules/learn/lessons/104/10.html

https://www.cuemath.com/data/mean-median-mode/

https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/3241127/mean-mean-and-median/

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