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How to finsd the set of numbers if the mean, median and mode is given

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AnswerIf the number of data points is even, the median is the average of the two middle data points in the list.:

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a) we have the numbers 0, 2, 3, 5, 5. The mean and the median are both 3

b) we have the numbers 0, 0, 3, 5, 7. The mean and the median are both 3

In both cases the mean and the median are 3, but the mode differs. The mean and the median do not uniquely determine the mode.

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