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Mean, Median, Mode are all types of average. An average summarises groups of data. Mean Average often means the ‘mean’ Mean = total of the numbers divided by how many numbers. Class shoe sizes: 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6 Add up the numbers: 3 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 6 = 40 Divide by how many numbers: 40 ÷ 10 = 4 The class mean shoe size is 4 Median Median is the middle value Put the numbers in order Choose the number in the middle of the list. If there are 2 numbers in the middle then it is halfway between them. Class shoe sizes: 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6 Put in order: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 The class median shoe size is 4.5 Mode Mode is the most common number Put the numbers in order Choose the number that appears the most frequently. Sometimes there may be more than one mode. Class shoe sizes: 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6 Put in order: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 The class modal shoe size is 5.
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