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Math Vocabulary - List 11
Central Tendencies
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Mathematics
6th Grade
04/20/2009

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Term

What term means:

the average of a set of numbers?

Definition

mean

 

The sum of the data divided by the number of items in the data set.

Term

What term means:

the middle number of the ordered data?

Definition

median

 

First, put the data in numerical order.  Then find the middle number or the average of the 2 middle numbers.

Term

What term means:

the number that occurs most often?

Definition

mode

 

There can be more than one mode.

Term

What term means:

the difference between the greatest and least number in a data set?

Definition

range

 

Just subtract the lowest number from the highest number.

Term

What term means:

a number that is outside of the norm from the rest of the data?

Definition
outlier
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