Statistics: Mean and Median Concepts

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Product of all values multiplied by the number of values

Sum of all values minus the number of values

Difference between the largest and smallest values

Sum of all values divided by the number of values (correct)

5 (correct)

4 (correct)

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Study Notes

Mean: the average value of a set of numbers
- Calculated by summing all values and dividing by the number of values
- Example: mean of {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} = (2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10) / 5 = 30 / 5 = 6
Median: the middle value of a set of numbers when arranged in order
- If the number of values is odd, the median is the middle value
- If the number of values is even, the median is the average of the two middle values
- Example: median of {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} = 6 (middle value)
Mode: the value that appears most frequently in a set of numbers
- Example: mode of {2, 4, 6, 4, 10} = 4 (appears twice)
Range: the difference between the largest and smallest values in a set of numbers
- Example: range of {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} = 10 - 2 = 8

Index notation: a shorthand way of writing repeated multiplication
- Example: 2³ = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8
Index laws:
- Product of powers: aⁿ × aⁿ = aⁿ⁺ⁿ
- Power of a product: (ab)ⁿ = aⁿbⁿ
- Power of a power: (aⁿ)ⁿ = aⁿ⁺ⁿ
- Zero index: a⁰ = 1
Simplifying indices:
- Example: 2³ × 2⁴ = 2³⁺⁴ = 2⁷

Cube root: the value that, when multiplied by itself three times, gives the original number
- Notation: ³√x or x¹/³
- Example: ³√8 = 2 (because 2 × 2 × 2 = 8)
Properties of cube roots:
- Product rule: ³√(xy) = ³√x × ³√y
- Quotient rule: ³√(x/y) = ³√x / ³√y

Mean: Represents the average of a set of numbers obtained by dividing the sum of all values by their count.
Median: The central number in a sorted list; if odd count, it's the middle number; if even, it averages the two middle numbers.
Mode: Identifies the most frequently occurring number in a dataset, useful for understanding common trends.
Range: Shows the dispersion of values, calculated by subtracting the smallest number from the largest.

Index Notation: A method to express repeated multiplication, simplifying expressions through exponents, e.g., 2³ for 2 multiplied by itself three times.
Index Laws:
- Product of Powers: When multiplying same bases, add their exponents.
- Power of a Product: When raising a product to a power, distribute the exponent to each factor.
- Power of a Power: To raise a power to another power, multiply the exponents.
- Zero Index: Any non-zero number raised to zero equals one.
Simplifying Indices: Combine exponents by adding them in multiplication scenarios, e.g., 2³ × 2⁴ simplifies to 2⁷.

Cube Root: Represents a number that, when tripled multiplied by itself, equals the original number. Denoted as ³√x or x¹/³.
Properties of Cube Roots:
- Product Rule: The cube root of a product equals the product of the cube roots of the individual numbers.
- Quotient Rule: The cube root of a quotient equals the quotient of the cube roots.