Measures of Central Tendency
Calculating the mean, median, and mode of ungrouped data. Students understand which measure is most appropriate for different data sets.
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Calculating the mean, median, and mode of ungrouped data. Students understand which measure is most appropriate for different data sets.
Key Questions
- What does the mean tell us about a dataset?
- How do extreme values affect the median versus the mean?
- When is the mode the most useful measure of central tendency?
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