Calculating Statistics

Summary

an average is a number that is typical of a set of values.

there are three commonly used types of average; the mean, the median and the mode.

the range of a set of values gives an indication of how spread out the values are.

a stem and leaf diagram is a convenient way to arrange data in order and find the median and other statistical information.

Key Skills

  • finding the mean, median or mode of a set of values
  • find the range of a set of values
  • given a set of unordered data draw a stem and leaf graph
  • find the median from a stem and leaf graph

Vocabulary

averagemedianmodemean, stem and leaf diagram.