Practice Computation Of Mean, Median, Mode (15.7.2.1)

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Question 1.
Calculate the mean of the following rainfall data: 5 mm, 10 mm, 20 mm.
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Add all the measurements and divide by how many there are.
Question 2.
What is the mode of the data set: 5 mm, 5 mm, 10 mm, 20 mm?
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Look for the value that appears more than once.
3Question 3.
What does the mean represent in a dataset?
- The average
- The middle value
- The most frequent value
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Think about how different values contribute to an overall average.
4Question 4.
True or False: The median is less affected by outliers than the mean.
- True
- False
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Why would that be important in analyzing data?
Question 5.
You have rainfall data recorded in inches: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 100. Calculate the mean, median, and mode.
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Consider how the outlier, 100, affects your calculations.
Question 6.
Analyze a dataset: 5 mm, 10 mm, 15 mm, 20 mm, and 90 mm. How do mean and median compare, and what does this tell you?
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Ask yourself how extreme values shape the perception of average rainfall.

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