The Mean
So far we have been calculating the Mean (or the Average):
FORMULA:
Mean: Add up the numbers and divide by how many numbers.
The Median
But you could also use the Median: simply list all numbers in order and choose the middle one.
Sometimes there are two middle numbers. Just average them:
The Mode
The Mode is the value that occurs most often.
Well, Middle Number it is!
But Mode can be tricky, there can sometimes be more than one Mode.
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They can change the mean a lot, so we can either not use them (and say so) or use the median or mode instead.
Example: In {4, 6, 9, 3, 7} the lowest value is 3, and the highest is 9.
SIMPLE!
But.....................
Now, Let's try some exercises!
Outliers
Outliers are values that "lie outside" the other values.They can change the mean a lot, so we can either not use them (and say so) or use the median or mode instead.
The Range
The Range is the difference between the lowest and highest values.Example: In {4, 6, 9, 3, 7} the lowest value is 3, and the highest is 9.
So the range is 9-3 = 6.
SIMPLE!
But.....................
The Range can be misleading
when there are extremely high or low values.
Example:
{8, 11, 5, 9, 7, 6, 3616}
the lowest is 5
the highest is 3616
the highest is 3616
So the range is 3616-5 = 3611.
The single value of 3616 makes the range large, but most values are around 10.
Now, Let's try some exercises!
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