Understanding Modes and Medians
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Flashcards for understanding the concepts of mode and median along with their types.
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Mode
The value that shows up the most in a data set.
Unimodal
A distribution with one most common value.
Bimodal
A distribution with two values that tie for the most common.
Multimodal
A distribution with more than two most common values.
Uniform
A distribution where everything appears the same number of times, with no repeats.
Median
The middle number in a sorted data set.
What does unimodal mean?
It means there is one most common value in the data.
What defines a bimodal distribution?
It has two modes that tie for the most common values.
What does the median represent?
The value located at the middle of a sorted list.
Quick memory aid for mode and median
'Mode is most. Median is middle.'
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