Question

select the correct choices that complete the sentence below. the dropdown of a set of numbers is the middle number. if the number of numbers is even, it is the dropdown of the two middle numbers. the options (in a box) are mean (or average), median, mode.

Explanation:

1. Recall the definitions of mean, median, and mode:

• The mean (or average) is calculated as the sum of the numbers divided by the count of numbers.
• The median is the middle value when the numbers are arranged in order. If there is an even number of values, it is the mean of the two middle numbers.
• The mode is the number that appears most frequently.

1. For the first blank: The description "the middle number (and mean of two middle numbers when count is even)" matches the definition of the median.
2. For the second blank: When there are an even number of values, we take the mean (average) of the two middle numbers to find the median.

Answer:

First blank: median
Second blank: mean (or average)