What is the difference between mean, median, and mode?
Mean:
The average of all numbers. Add all the numbers together and then divide by how many numbers there are.
Median:
The middle number when all numbers are arranged in order. If there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.
Mode:
The number that appears most often in the list. A list can have no mode, one mode, or more than one mode.
Example:
Numbers: 3, 5, 7, 5, 10
Mean = (3 + 5 + 7 + 5 + 10) ÷ 5 = 30 ÷ 5 = 6
Arrange numbers in order: 3, 5, 5, 7, 10
Median = middle number = 5
Mode = number that appears most = 5
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