3) (2 pts)
Half of the numbers in any data set will be larger than the
A) mean B) mode C) median D) midrange
3) (2 pts)
A) mean B) mode C) median D) midrange
b) Mode
c) Median
d) Midrange
What do you think the answer is? What do these four terms mean? Please see the websites that I posted yesterday to help you with this question.
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To determine which answer choice is correct, we need to understand the concepts of mean, mode, median, and midrange.
1) Mean: The mean is the average of a data set. To find the mean, you add up all the numbers in the data set and divide the sum by the total number of values. It is represented as Σx / n, where Σx is the sum of all the values and n is the total number of values.
2) Mode: The mode is the value(s) that appear most frequently in a data set. It is possible to have multiple modes or no mode at all.
3) Median: The median is the middle value in an ordered data set. To find the median, you arrange the numbers in ascending or descending order and identify the middle value. If there are two middle values, you take their average.
4) Midrange: The midrange is the average of the highest and lowest values in a data set. To find the midrange, you add up the highest and lowest values and divide the sum by 2.
Now, let's analyze which answer choice is correct:
If we consider a data set with n values, then the median represents the value in the middle, dividing the data set into two halves. Half of the data will be below the median and half will be above the median. Therefore, the correct answer is C) median.