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II  Median, m.ode and range  II  II  II






             REM£MBER
             The value which occurs      The value in  the middle     The difference between
             most often is the mode.     of a  set of values          the largest and smallest
                                         is the median.               value is the range.



         This group of children are discussing their height, weight and age.
         [!]    Design a table to show this data.






                            I weigh  42 kg.                                                      -
                          m  131  cm  tall,  and
                           years  3  months  old.                            I'm  exactly  11 years  old  and
                                          ,...,..,..                           130 cm  tall.  I weigh 44 kg .

                             Amy              1                                                  -
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                I'm  10  years
              nd  8  months  old.
               I weigh  41  kg
      (
             nd  I'm  138 cm  tall.
             ........____,,,-


                                                                                   I'm  10  years
                                                                               and  10  months  old.
                     I'm  135 cm  tall,
                      weigh  55  kg,
                    and  am  10  years                   I'm  the  same  age
                   and  9  months  old.                   as  Ed,  but  I'm
                                                            138  cm  tall
                                                        and  I weigh  38 kg.


          2     Write the mode for:

                 a  their heights        b  their weights           c  their ages.


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