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ACT Math Section: Pre-Algebra Drill 1, Problem 4. Can you find the median?
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ACT Math Pre-Algebra Drill 2, Problem 5. Given the chart in the video, what is the mode?
- Pre-Algebra / Representing and interpreting data in charts, tables, and graphs
- Pre-Algebra / Simple descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, range)
- Product Type / ACT Math
- Foreign Language / Arabic Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Korean Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Chinese Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Spanish Subtitled
- Pre-Algebra / Data collection, representation, and interpretation
Transcript
- 00:03
Here's your shmoop du jour: Given the chart below, what is the mode?
- 00:08
And here are the potential answers...
- 00:12
OK, what is "mode"?
- 00:14
Very nice... looks like you've earned your allowance.
- 00:15
But we're talking about a different animal.
Full Transcript
- 00:19
Mode refers to the MOST FREQUENTLY recurring number or element in a series....
- 00:24
...i.e. the MODE of Congressmen in a data set of geniuses and boneheads would be...
- 00:29
boneheads.
- 00:32
Since 4 has the largest bar height, or a frequency of about 360, that's our mode!
- 00:37
Right there. It's answer D.
- 00:39
Why does that look so familiar...?
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