Question

What are the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set given the altitude of lakes in feet: -11, -28, -17, -25, -28, -39, -6, and -46?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mean=-21.5

Median=-26.5

Mode=-28

Range= -6 to-46

Step-by-step explanation:

Arranging the numbers given either in ascending or descending order. In this case, I used descending order as follows

-6

-11

-17

-25

-28

-28

-39

-46

Mode is the number that occurs more than others. In this case, only -28 appears twice hence it is the mode

The mean is given by adding all the numbers and dividing by the frequency.

The sum of numbers will be -6+-11+-17+-25+-28+-28+-39+-46=-172

Mean=-172/8=-21.5

The median is the number that appears in the middle after arranging the numbers in descending order as above. In this case, two numbers appear in the middle, that is -25 and -28 hence median -25+-28/2=-26.5

The range of numbers id from -6 to-46 as arranged above