Arrange the data set from least to greatest before finding the median and mode.
Median: 6 Mode: 8
Practice makes perfect
We want to find the median and mode of the given data set.
8,8,6,8,4,5,6
The first thing we have to do is rearrange the set so that it is in order from least to greatest.
8,8,6,8,4,5,6 ⇔ 4,5,6,6,8,8,8
Now that the data set is arranged, we can find the median and mode! The median is the value that divides the ordered set into two halves. There are 7 values in our set, so the median will be the middle value. Let's find it!
4,5,6, 6,8,8,8
The median of the data set is 6. Now let's find the mode. The mode is the value that appears most often in the set. Let's consider our ordered set again.
4, 5, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8
We can see that the most common value in the given data set is 8, so the mode of our data set is 8. Let's summarize our findings.
Median: 6
Mode: 8
