Interactive Practice: Find Mean, Median, Mode, Range

📚 Topic Summary

Mean, median, mode, and range are all ways to analyze a set of numbers. The mean is the average (sum of all numbers divided by the count). The median is the middle number when the numbers are ordered. The mode is the number that appears most often. The range is the difference between the highest and lowest numbers.

🧮 Part A: Vocabulary

Match the following terms with their definitions:

1. Mean
2. Median
3. Mode
4. Range
5. Data Set

Definitions:

1. The difference between the highest and lowest values.
2. The average of a set of numbers.
3. The number that appears most frequently.
4. A collection of related information.
5. The middle value in an ordered set of numbers.

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the following paragraph using the words: average, middle, frequent, difference.

To find the mean, you calculate the __________ of all the numbers. To find the median, you identify the __________ number in the ordered list. The mode is the most __________ number. Finally, the range is the __________ between the highest and lowest numbers.

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

Explain a situation where knowing the median would be more useful than knowing the mean. Why?