Practice Relative Position Of Arithmetic Mean, Median And Mode (5.5)

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Question 1.
What is the arithmetic mean of 2, 4, 6?
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Add the numbers and divide by how many there are.
Question 2.
Identify the median of the following numbers: 3, 1, 2.
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Arrange the numbers in order first.
3Question 3.
Which measure is most affected by outliers?
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
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Think about what happens when you have very high or low numbers.
4Question 4.
True or False: The median can also be affected by extreme values.
- True
- False
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Recall how the median is calculated.
Question 5.
Given the following scores: 45, 50, 60, 75, 80, 100, calculate the mean, median, and mode. Discuss how the outlier (100) affects the mean.
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Calculate each value and observe how the extreme changes perceptions.
Question 6.
Design a survey targeting the effectiveness of a new teaching method using at least three measures of central tendency. Explain the rationale for your choices.
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Focus on how data distribution influences your measured outcomes.

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