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Warm Up: Mean, Median, Mode & Range

By Joe Shipley
Last updated over 5 years ago
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True or False. If you saw a question on a test asking you to calculate mean, median, mode, and range for a set of data (numbers) you would confidently be able to complete the problem.

How well do you know mean, median, mode, and range?
Match the word on the left to the definition on the right.

  • Mean
  • Median
  • Mode
  • Range
  • the numerical average of the data given
  • the middle of the set after the set is in numerical order
  • the value(s) that occur the most often; possible none, and range is the spread of the data.
  • the spread of the data
How did you do? Do you feel like you need a refresher? Take a look at the image below. Then see if you can answer the questions that follow.

If you were given a set of data (numbers), based on the riddle, how would YOU calculate median?

If you were given a set of data (numbers), based on the riddle, how would YOU calculate mean?

If you were given a set of data (numbers), based on the riddle, how would YOU calculate mode?

If you were given a set of data (numbers), based on the riddle, how would YOU calculate range?

Find the mean for:
6, 3, 3, 4, 7, 3, 9, 3, 6, 6

Find the median for:
6, 3, 3, 4, 7, 3, 9, 3, 6, 6

Find the mode for:
6, 3, 3, 4, 7, 3, 9, 3, 6, 6

Find the range for:
6, 3, 3, 4, 7, 3, 9, 3, 6, 6

Find the mean for
9, 8, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9

Find the median for
9, 8, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9

Find the mode for
9, 8, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9

Find the range for
9, 8, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9

Find the mean for
5, 2, 2, 7, 7, 4, 8

Find the median for
5, 2, 2, 7, 7, 4, 8

Find the mode for
5, 2, 2, 7, 7, 4, 8

Find the range for
5, 2, 2, 7, 7, 4, 8

Now, if you saw a question on a test asking you to calculate mean, median, mode, and range for a set of data would you feel more confident in your ability to answer the problem? Did you learn anything from this lesson or was this more of a review for you?


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