Practice - Measures of Central Tendency: Finding the 'Average'
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Practice Questions
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What is the mean of the values: 4, 8, 10?
💡 Hint: Add the numbers and divide by 3.
What is the mode of the following data: 2, 3, 4, 4, 6?
💡 Hint: Find the most frequently occurring number.
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What is the correct formula for calculating the mean?
💡 Hint: Think about how averages are determined.
True or False? The mode can be defined as the value that occurs most frequently.
💡 Hint: Recall what mode represents in a dataset.
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From the following frequency table, calculate the estimated mean: | Value | Frequency | |:----|:----| | 0 | 2 | | 1 | 5 | | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 4 |
💡 Hint: Multiply each value by its frequency, sum those results, divide by total frequency.
If a dataset of numbers is altered by adding a large outlier, explain how this would affect the mean and median.
💡 Hint: Consider the definitions of mean and median.
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