IB skill practice

Calculate descriptive statistics

Calculate and interpret mean, median, and range from small data sets with clear statistical reasoning.

Paper 2 6 marks Difficulty 2

Descriptive statistics practice

A tutor records these seven practice results: \(16, 28, 31, 24, 40, 9, 20\). Calculate the mean \(\bar{x}\), median \(M\), and range, then interpret what they show.

Worked practice: descriptive statistics

Work from the ordered data: mean, median when requested, and range.