Question

1. match the following terms with their definitions.
2. median
3. mode
4. mean

a. the number that happens most frequently in a set of data
b. the number that would be in each group if the number of items in each group were equal
c. the middle number when the items in a data set are listed from lowest to highest

Explanation:

• Median: When data items are ordered from lowest to highest, the median is the middle - numbered value.
• Mode: The mode is the value that occurs most frequently in a data set.
• Mean: The mean is calculated as the sum of all data values divided by the number of data values. It is the value that would be in each group if the number of items in each group were equal (in a sense of equal - distribution of the total sum).

Answer:

1. median - a. the middle number when the items in a data set are listed from lowest to highest
2. mode - b. the number that happens most frequently in a set of data
3. mean - c. the number that would be in each group if the number of items in each group were equal