Your neighbor teaches math at your local elementary school. This week, her students are being introduced to the concepts of mean, median, and mode. The students have been asking, “Why do we need to learn these things? We will never use them in real life.” Your neighbor has asked your advice in responding to this complaint.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Without using the word “average” or any mathematical equations, describe how you might respond to the elementary school students.
Tag: Mean
Mean, Medium, Mode
Part 1. What is the relationship between mean, median, and mode? Under what circumstances are they equal?
Part 2. Over the next several weeks, we will be observing a company that develops, markets, manufactures, and sells integrated wide-area network access products. See the attached dataset for the salary paid to employees
Calculate the simple and weighted arithmetic mean of salary paid.
Calculate to Coefficient of Range
Find the average deviation from mean
Mean, Medium, Mode
Part 1. What is the relationship between mean, median, and mode? Under what circumstances are they equal?
Part 2. Over the next several weeks, we will be observing a company that develops, markets, manufactures, and sells integrated wide-area network access products. See the attached dataset for the salary paid to employees
Calculate the simple and weighted arithmetic mean of salary paid.
Calculate to Coefficient of Range
Find the average deviation from mean