ISEE Lower Level Math : How to identify the parts of a list
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Example Question #11 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List
What is the mean of the following set of numbers?
The mean represents the average of a set of values. To find the mean, or average, first find the sum of the set of numbers.
Then, divide the sum by however many numbers are in the set. In this set there are ten numbers, so we will divide two hundred by ten.
Therefore, the mean is 
Example Question #31 : Sets
What is the mode of this data set?
The mode of a set is the number that occurs most often. In this set, it is 4.
Example Question #106 : Data Analysis
Which tool is best to measure the length of your bed?
Scale
Yardstick
Ruler
Calculator
Compass
Yardstick
Since the length of your bed is probably somewhere around 6 feet, the best tool to use is a yardstick. A ruler would require more measurements, and therefore, leave more room for error.
Example Question #32 : Sets
Which answer choice descirbes the numbers in this set?
None of these
Multiples of four
Prime numbers
Factors of eight
Odd numbers
Multiples of four
The set contains multiples of four.
Odd numbers are not divisible by two, and prime numbers have no factors other than the number itself and one. None of the numbers in this set are odd, nor are they prime. Four is a factor of eight, but none of the other numbers in the set are factors of eight.
Example Question #11 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List
On a quiz of ten questions, the students in Mr. Becker's class earned the following scores:
What is the mode of their scores?
The mode is the number that occurs most often in a set.
The score of 7 occurs three times in this set, the most of any other score. Because it occurs most frequently, the mode is 7.
Example Question #12 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List
These are the number of baskets that Jeremy made during the last six basketball games:
What is the mode of baskets that Jeremy made?
The mode is the number that occurs most often in a set.
The number that appears the most is 4, meaning that it must be the mode.
Example Question #13 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List
The pet store is selling turtles that have the following lengths: 3 inches, 5 inches, 3 inches, 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, 9 inches. What is the median of the turtle lengths?
When the lengths of the turtles are ordered from smallest to largest, the lengths are ordered as such:
3 inches, 3 inches, 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, 5 inches, 9 inches
The median is the middle of the set. Given that there are 7 turtles, the 4th turtle would be in the middle. Since the 4th turtle is 4 inches long, that is the median.
Example Question #14 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List
Lisa is an iceskater and was scored on a scale of 1 to 6 by a panel of judges. Her scores were:
What was the mode of her scores?
The mode is the number that occurs most often in a set.
Given that 5.6 was the score that was given more than any other (twice), it is the mode.
Example Question #17 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List
Which of the following could be the value of 
Every subsequent number in this set is 8 less than the preceding number.
8 less than 13 is 5, which is therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #205 : Data Analysis And Probability
Lisa buys seven pairs of earrings. They cost the following amounts:
What is the mode?
The mode is the number that occurs most often in a set.
Here, the number 8 (or value of 8 dollars) appears three times, while the other values only appear once or twice. This makes 8 the most common value, meaning it is the mode.
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