Answer:
mean: 2.6, mode: 1, median: 1
Explanation:
The mean is essentially the average of the data set which can be defined as:
. So adding all the values together you get:
. and counting all the numbers in the data set you find the data set has 10 numbers. This gives you the equation:
which is the mean
To find the mode, you find which number occurs most frequently, this is of course 1, which can really be determined by just looking at the data set for a second. all the other numbers only occur once, while 1 is in the data set 5 times. So 5 is the mode
To find the median you sort the data, from min to max, and then find the middle number. Sorting the data set gives you. -2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8. Since this data set has an even amount of numbers, there is not going to be an exact middle. If you go the "middle" which is the 5th and 6th number, you add these two numbers and divide the sum by 2. This gives you: (1+1)/2 = 1 So the median is 1