Descriptive Statistics
Calculation of Mean, Mode,
Median, Range, Standard Deviation

Descriptive statistics are techniques that help summarize large amounts of information. Measures of descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median) and variability (range, standard deviation). For this Web activity, you will need to record exactly twenty measurements. Then press the calculate button to see the results of the descriptive statistics. Select from the following suggestions:
1- test scores for the class (provided by instructor)
2- number of movies seen by students in past year
3- number of hours studied by students each week
4- height of students in class

For each person, you will need one piece of information:


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