Choose the mode?
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Choose the mode?
Hi, can anybody tell me what 'choose the mode' means please? I can't believe how difficult the 11+ questions are! Thanks
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Hi hertsmum
Another average that can appear is the median.
This is the number in the middle when the numbers are placed in order.
If there are two middle numbers, in an even set, then the median is the mean of the two numbers.
In Ed´s mums example the median would be 4.
For questions asking for the mode, there can be more than on mode in a set e.g.
1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6
Both 1 and 5 are the modes for this set.
Regards
Mike
Another average that can appear is the median.
This is the number in the middle when the numbers are placed in order.
If there are two middle numbers, in an even set, then the median is the mean of the two numbers.
In Ed´s mums example the median would be 4.
For questions asking for the mode, there can be more than on mode in a set e.g.
1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6
Both 1 and 5 are the modes for this set.
Regards
Mike
Mike Edwards is a co-author of The Tutors product range.
Hi hertsmom
You raise an interesting point here that may be worth considering as a different topic.
It is argued that bright parents have bright kids.
So why shouldn't parents sit an entrance test as well as the children.
After all it is the parents and the system that puts children under so much pressure to pass the tests, why shouldn't parents also be put under some pressure as well?
Regards
Mike
You raise an interesting point here that may be worth considering as a different topic.
It is argued that bright parents have bright kids.
So why shouldn't parents sit an entrance test as well as the children.
After all it is the parents and the system that puts children under so much pressure to pass the tests, why shouldn't parents also be put under some pressure as well?
Regards
Mike
I wouldn't mind! I am really enjoying tutoring my son, it is great fun using my brain again! I actually got an A+ in my 11+ (shows how long ago that was) and my parents sent me to the shiny new local faith comp. when I could have strolled into the really high ranking local grammer. By the time I had slipped in with a bad lot (like the sheep I am..) it was too late and they couldn't persuade the grammer school to accept me. That is why I am giving my son the option, but yes, that would be fun for the parents to take a test alongside the children and feel the pressure - published results in the local paper alonside which school WOULD have accepted us should complete the pressure