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All three are measures of distribution. they hep us understand the distribution of a series of data points. or otherwise said, if you had to guess what something was and you had a whole bunch of estimates, what is the best guess.
If the data has a couple spikes (a modal distribution) say there were a few ones, a couple twos, a whole bunch of threes, a few fours, a whole bunch of fives, and a few sixes, than the graph would spike at three and five. To generate a best guess from a set of data that is "modal" you use the "mode".
If the data is non-modal but leans toward one end or the other. Say a lot of ones, a lot of twos, good number of threes, some fours, some fives, we'd say this data is "skewed". The best guess for a skewed distribution of data is going to be the median which is the mathematical middle point in a rank order list of data points.
If the data was "normally distributed" or had a few ones, few more twos, bunch of threes, few less fours, and only a few fives than we'd say the data was normally distributed, or a "bell curve". In the case of normally distributed data the mean is your best measure.
all three are averages. all three describe a collection of data. Which of the three best describes the data depends on the data distribution.
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Are the mean median and mode always numbers from a list of data?
the median and mode are but the mean is not
What is the median the mode the mean for 8181992183?
The median is 9 and the mode is 18 and the mean is 11
What is the mean median and mode for 1.6 1.7 1.8?
mean: 1.7 median:1.7 mode: none
Between Mean Median and Mode which are affected most by an outlier?
The mean is affected the most by an outlier.
What is generally correct about the relation between the mode median and mean?
Of a set of data the mode is the most, the median is the middle value in ascending order and the mean is the sum of the values divided by the number of values.
What is the relation between mean median and mode?
In a symmetric distribution, the mean and the median are the same. Otherwise there is no relation. In symmetric distributions with only one mode, the mode will coincide with the mean and median, but otherwise there is no relation.
Who discovered the mean median and mode?
who discovered mean median and mode
Are the mean median and mode always numbers from a list of data?
the median and mode are but the mean is not
What is the median the mode the mean for 8181992183?
The median is 9 and the mode is 18 and the mean is 11
What is the mean median and mode for24 15 and 18?
The mean is 19. The median is 18. There is no mode.
What is the mean median and mode of a number?
The mean is the average. The median is the middle. The mode is the most common.
What is the mean median and mode of -3?
a single number, -3, is its own mean, median, and mode.
What are 3 popular questions about mean median and mode?
3 popular questions about mean,median,mode is whats the mean? whats the mode? whats the median? hope this helps
What is the mean median and mode for 1.6 1.7 1.8?
mean: 1.7 median:1.7 mode: none
Between Mean Median and Mode which are affected most by an outlier?
The mean is affected the most by an outlier.
What are the mean median range and mode of 5436?
median= 4&3 range=3 mode= no mode
What is generally correct about the relation between the mode median and mean?
Of a set of data the mode is the most, the median is the middle value in ascending order and the mean is the sum of the values divided by the number of values.
