Practice Problems (Junior Cert Mathematics): Flashcards

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Mode definition

Most frequently occurring value

How to find mode from frequency table

Find highest frequency, match to corresponding value

Mean definition

Average value; total sum divided by count

Mean calculation formula (frequency table)

(value×frequency)frequency\frac{\sum(\text{value} \times \text{frequency})}{\sum\text{frequency}}

Median definition

Middle value when data ordered from smallest to largest

Median position for 17 values

9th value (odd number of values)

Mid-interval value formula

lower bound+upper bound2\frac{\text{lower bound} + \text{upper bound}}{2}

Mode for grouped data

Mid-interval value of highest frequency interval

What values to use for grouped data calculations

Mid-interval values, not endpoints

Median for grouped data method

Find interval with middle position, use mid-interval value

Common error calculating mean from frequency table

Forgetting to multiply each value by its frequency first

Median position for 30 values

Between 15th and 16th values (even number of values)

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