March 06, 2006
I Could Pass 8th Grade Math
| You Passed 8th Grade Math |
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Yay for me. The annoying thing about this test is that it doesn't tell you what answers you got wrong. But I figured out which was my mistake (question 2). I got all the actual math questions right. Thank goodness! (Further evidence of how mighty my brain is, I did all these while talking on the phone with my wife!)
I got 9/10, too. wtf is mode, anyway?!
Posted by: Miki ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.bruner.net/blog/nav-commenters.gif)
at March 13, 2006 06:53 PM
When you talk about "average," there are three types of averages: "median," "mean" and "mode." Mean is what we typically think of as "average": the sum of all of the values in a series divided by the number of values in the series. Median is the middle number in the series of numbers. Mode is the most frequently occuring number in a series. In the example in this test — 2, 2, 3, 4, 5 — 2 is the mode.
Details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average
Posted by: Rick Bruner at March 14, 2006 06:31 AM
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