How Do You Find The Mean, Median, And Mode?
The mean of a data set is the average value. The median of a data set is the middle number. The mode of a data set is the most frequently occurring value. A data set can have no mode, one mode, two modes (bimodal), and so on. The mode is the most common value. This article demonstrates through example how to find the mean, median, and mode of a data set. Information from the following problem is used. A weatherman is reviewing the weather reports of the last ten years on Labor Day. He/she intends to share the information on the next forecast. The Labor Day high temperatures are: 2010:74 2009:83 2008:108 2007:92 2006:78 2005:95 2004:101 2003:92 2002:94 2001:99 What is the mean, median, and mode of the temperatures? MEAN – To find the mean, add every value in the data set together and then divide by the number of values. The Labor Day temperature data set is: {74, 83, 108, 92, 78, 95, 101, 92, 94, 99} The sum of the data set is 916. Double check your work. Divide the sum of the data set
