STANDARDS

CCSS: 6.SP.B.5.C

TEKS: 6.12C, 7.12A

The Polar Plunge

December 2023 / January 2024

by Karina Hamalainen • Illustration by Paul Daviz

Finding Mean, Median, and Mode

Find the mean, median, and mode for each competitor’s scores. Round answers to the nearest tenth when necessary. Record your work and answers on our answer sheet.

Wally Walrus

MEAN:

MEDIAN:

MODE:

Polly Polar Bear

MEAN:

MEDIAN:

MODE:

Nancy Narwhal

MEAN:

MEDIAN:

MODE:

Sammy Seal

MEAN:

MEDIAN:

MODE:

The critter with the highest median score is the winner. Who won?

NEED A HAND?

Measures of center can help you analyze a data set.

Mean: The sum of numbers in a data set divided by how many values are in the data set.

Median: The middle value when the set is ordered from least to greatest. If there are two middle values, add them and divide by 2.

Mode: The number that appears most often in a data set; a set can have more than one mode or no mode at all.

Algebra

Statistics & Probability

Median, Mode, Mean and Average

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