Practice - Measures of Central Tendency
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Practice Questions
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Calculate the mean of the data set [4, 8, 6, 5].
💡 Hint: Add all the numbers together and divide by how many there are.
What is the mode of the data set [2, 4, 3, 6, 3, 9, 3]?
💡 Hint: Which number appears most often?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the mean of the following data set: [5, 10, 15]?
💡 Hint: Add the numbers and divide by how many there are.
True or False: The median can be affected by extreme values.
💡 Hint: Think about how outliers impact mean vs median.
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Challenge Problems
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A dataset contains the heights of six individuals: [150 cm, 162 cm, 165 cm, 180 cm, 155 cm, 170 cm]. Calculate the mean, median, and mode of the data.
💡 Hint: Start by arranging height values in order to find the median, then compute the mean.
In a survey, 50% of respondents prefer apples, 30% prefer oranges, and 20% prefer bananas. How would these preferences be summarized using the measures of central tendency?
💡 Hint: Think about the preference distribution while identifying the mode.
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