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An outlier is a data point that is radically different from all the other points. Mean is the average of a selection of data points. Median is hard to explain there's probably an answer on this site...

Most cases professional you will want to use mean. If you want a simpler answer use median.

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Q: Do you use mean median or mode when there is an outlier?
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Who would use mean median and mode?

I use it in class when looking at my student's scores... Often I look at mean, median, and mode to decide to reteach a concept or not.


How does a statistician use mean median and mode?

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When would you use the mean rather than the median and the mode?

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What graph would be best to use mean median and mode?

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When do you use mean mode and median in math?

to work out various different types of averages


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You use mean when you want to find the average of data. You use median to find the middle of a piece of data, ordered from least to greatest. If there is 2 medians, then find the average of those 2 numbers. You use mode when you are trying to figure out the most common piece of data. There can be more than 1 mode.