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    The mean is the average value for a set of single data values.For single values in a set of data, the mode is simply the value with the highest frequency.The median is the middle value of a set of data.The range is the spread of values, from the lowest to the highest.

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    Handling Mean, Mode, Median topic notes

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    The Mean

    This is the average value for a set of single data values. It is calculated by adding up all
    the values and dividing by the number of values.

    The Mean for grouped data

    This is similar to some extent with the median for grouped data. No exact value can be
    found. It can only be estimated.

    method:

    find the mid-value for each group of data (call these values m1...m2...m3 etc.)

    in turn, multiply the mid-value for each group by its frequency( f1 m1 ... f2 m2...etc.)

    sum the (product of mid-value x frequency) f1 m1 + f2 m2+ f3 m3 ... etc.

    divide the sum by the sum of all frequencies

    Example

    The table represents the heights of pupils within a school.

    Using the data calculate the mean value.

    class mid value frequency mid value x frequency

    (height - h) cm (m) (f) (fm)

    70 h < 75 72.5 2 145


    75 h <80 77.5 7 542.5
    85 h <90 87.5 21 1837.5
    95 h <100 97.5 15 1462.5
    105 h <110 107.5 12 1290
    total no. results 57 5277.5

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    Info. Handling Mean, Mode, Median topic notes

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    The Mode & Modal Class

    For single values in a set of data, the mode is simply the value with the highest
    frequency.

    For grouped values in a set of data, the modal class is simply that class/group with the
    highest frequency.

    The Median

    The median is the middle value of a set of data.

    1__3__4__5__9__10__21__ 32__45

    The median is therefore 9

    The Median for 'grouped values'

    For grouped values finding the median is more difficult. It cannot be found exactly, but is
    estimated using 'interpolation', which is essentially an educated guess.

    The method is:

    find which result is in the middle by dividing the total number of results in half. For
    example if there are 91 results , the median is result number 46(45.5 rounded up).

    identify the modal class(the group of values/results) that contains the median

    count how many numbers there are in this group

    identify the frequency for the group

    find the order of the median within the group

    the median can be calculated as being the first number in the group plus a proportion of
    the number of results in the group

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    Info. Handling Mean, Mode, Median topic notes

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    Example

    The table represents the heights of pupils within a school.

    Using the data calculate the median value.

    class class width frequency

    (height - h) cm (f)

    70 h < 75 5 2
    75 h <80 5 7
    85 h <90 5 21
    95 h <100 5 15
    105 h <110 5 12
    total no. results 57

    Since there are 57 values/results, the median occurs at position 28.5, ie. 29th to the
    nearest whole number.

    This means that the median is the 29th value.

    There are 2 values in the region 70 h < 75.

    and a further 7 values in the region 75 h <80.

    The so the median lies at the 20th value within the range 85 h <90 . This group has 21
    values in it.

    note: (9 + 20 = 29)

    There are 5 numbers in the group.

    The first number in the group is 85.

    Using our equation:

    median = 85 + 4.76 =89.76 ~ 90(rounded)

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    Info. Handling Mean, Mode, Median topic notes

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    Range of values

    This is the spread of values, from the lowest to the highest.

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