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The median is less effected by outliers or numbers far outside of the normal range than the mean. See related link.
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Would you use mean mode median to average the points?
mean is the average of numbers in the data set mode is the most frequently occurring value in a data set and median is the middle number of the data set so you would use mean
What is the median of 82 and 78?
Median is average so 80.
Is there 1 or 2 medians?
It depends on how many numbers u have. If u have even numbers you use two numbers to get the median; for an example if you have 1,2,3,4,5,6, the median will be 3 and 4 (the numbers in the middle), but u usually add those and divide by 2 to get the "real" median as 1 number instead of 2.In our case, it will be (3+4)/2=3,5It is easier with odd sequences, like 1,2,3,4,5. Then it is just to take the middle number and you have the median, in this case it will be 3.Concluded, we can state that there is only 1 median, but in the case of odd sequences, you will have to use the two middle digits and calculate the average of those to get the median.
What is the median for 84 83 82 87 68 74 91 95 98 88 74 66 85 100 91 62 93 91?
The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.
When would you use the mean rather than the median and the mode?
Mean is the average you add all the numbers and divide the total by the number of numbers that you added. you would use it rather thank median and mode basically when it asks you to find the mean or to find the average
Why would you use median instead of mean?
You would use median instead of mean because the median doesn't find the average, it finds the middle value. Even if its not the middle of the range (the exact middle value between the lowest number and the highest number) it still is near to the middle value. The mean finds the average of all the numbers, like when a teacher average's her students' grades. Median is better to use when finding the middle value, not the average.
What is the median if there is only 2 numbers showing?
Technically, you cannot find a median if you have only two numbers, so it would be more reasonable to use an average instead.
When might you want to use the median to describe the center of a data set instead of then mean?
You would use the median if the data were very skewed, with extreme values.
What do you do when there are 2 medIAN'S?
You take the average of the two medians. This average is then you median
Can a mean average ever be higher than a median average?
Yes. If the predominant data are higher than the median, the mean average will be higher than the median average. For example, the median average of the numbers one through ten is five. The mean average is five and one-half.
Would you use mean mode median to average the points?
mean is the average of numbers in the data set mode is the most frequently occurring value in a data set and median is the middle number of the data set so you would use mean
Can the average be lower than the median?
Yes. Higher or lower. The average is the sum of the elements divided by the number of elements. The median is the average of only the highest and lowest numbers.. For the numbers 0,5,100, the median is 50 and the average is 35. For the numbers 0,53,100 the median is still 50 and the average is 51.
Is there 1 or 2 medians?
It depends on how many numbers u have. If u have even numbers you use two numbers to get the median; for an example if you have 1,2,3,4,5,6, the median will be 3 and 4 (the numbers in the middle), but u usually add those and divide by 2 to get the "real" median as 1 number instead of 2.In our case, it will be (3+4)/2=3,5It is easier with odd sequences, like 1,2,3,4,5. Then it is just to take the middle number and you have the median, in this case it will be 3.Concluded, we can state that there is only 1 median, but in the case of odd sequences, you will have to use the two middle digits and calculate the average of those to get the median.
What is the median for 84 83 82 87 68 74 91 95 98 88 74 66 85 100 91 62 93 91?
The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.The median is the average of 85 and 87, that is 86.
What is the median of 82 and 78?
Median is average so 80.
When would you use the mean rather than the median and the mode?
Mean is the average you add all the numbers and divide the total by the number of numbers that you added. you would use it rather thank median and mode basically when it asks you to find the mean or to find the average
What is the median of these numbers 29 12 30 22 7 23 36 15 18 9?
The median is 20. When a list has an even number of data, there is no one middle value, so instead you average the two middle values (in this case 18 and 22) to get the median.
