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All about averages

How well do you really understand mean, median and mode?

In these puzzling problems we invite you to be playful with numbers and discover how averages change when data sets are tweaked.

About Average
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About average

Age
11 to 14
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Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?
Unequal Averages
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Unequal averages

Age
11 to 14
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Play around with sets of five numbers and see what you can discover about different types of average...
Wipeout
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Wipeout

Age
11 to 16
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Can you do a little mathematical detective work to figure out which number has been wiped out?
The Lives of Presidents
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The lives of presidents

Age
11 to 16
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Do Presidents of the USA live longer now than in the past?
Statistics - Stage 3
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Statistics - Stage 3

Working on these problems will help you develop a better understanding of statistics.
Statistics - Stage 4
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Statistics - Stage 4

Working on these problems will help you develop a better understanding of statistics.