Finding Median and Mode
6th Grade•50 minutes
Learning Objective
I can determine the median and mode of a data set.
Key Concepts
Statistics is a way to understand data, and descriptive statistics is used to describe data with a smaller set of numbers.
An average is a typical or middle number and is an attempt to find a measure of central tendency.
The mode is the most common number in a data set, while the median is the middle number.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 11 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What does 'descriptive statistics' aim to do?
2. What is the definition of 'average' in statistics, as explained in the video?
3. List the three measures of central tendency discussed in the video.
...and 8 more questions
Educational Video
Statistics intro: Mean, median, and mode | Data and statistics | 6th grade | Khan Academy
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