5.6 “I can find the maximum, minimum, range, mean, median, and mode to explain what each does and does not indicate about a set of data.”
Why do I need to know this? How does the teacher find your grades in school? These words take numbers and turn them into useful data. These numbers can summarize a graph. Sports Business Louisville Data
Range Range - the ________ number in the set ________ the smallest number in the set of data. This tells you how far the data is spread out. Step 1 - Put the numbers in order from least to greatest. Step 2 - Highest - Lowest.
Range Data: 4, 14, 19, 10, 11 What is the Range? A. 14 B. 15 C. 19 D. 4
Mean Mean - (Balance Point) Add up all of the numbers and then ________ by how many there are. Step 1 - Put the data in order from the least to the greatest. Step 2 - ADD all of the numbers together. Step 3 - Divide the sum by however many numbers there are.
Mean Data - 4, 6, 2, 8 What is the mean? A. 10 B. 5 C. 4 D. 20
Mode Mode - The number that occurs the _________ often. Some data sets may not have a mode. Some may have more than one. MOST OFTEN Step 1 - Put them in order from least to greatest. Step 2 - See which number is the most popular (OCCURS THE MOST) & Circle it.
Mode Data - 9, 3, 3, 9, 4, 5, 3 What is the mode? A. 9 B. 5 C. 3 D. 4
Median Median - Place the numbers from least to greatest and find the _________ number. MIDDLE NUMBER Step 1 - Place the numbers in order from least to greatest. Step 2 - Cross out the numbers on both ends. Step 3 - Circle the number in the middle.
Median Data - 5, 9, 2, 4, 11 What is the median? A. 5 B. 4 C. 11 D. 9
Maximum and Minimum Maximum - HIGHEST number in the data. The maximum number of people in a room is 35. Minimum - LOWEST number in the data set. You have to play the game with a minimum of 2 players. Step 1 - Put the numbers in order from least to greatest. Circle the max and the min.
Max and Min Data - 3,15, 9, 12, 4, 18 What is the Max: ______ What is the Min: _______
Outlier Outlier - A number in a set of data that is much _________ or __________ than most of the other number in the set. Does NOT Belong Step 1 - Place the data in order from least to greatest. Step 2 - Circle the number that is out of place.
Outlier Data - 4, 2, 25, 7, 6, 9, and 11 What is the outlier? A. 2 B. 11 C. 7 D. 25
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