Mean Median and Mode Word Search
A free Mean Median and Mode word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE, RANGE, AVERAGE, DATA, OUTLIER, FREQUENCY, DISTRIBUTION, SKEW, SYMMETRY, VARIANCE.
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Mean Median and Mode word list, defined
- MEAN /miːn/ · adjective; verb
- As an adjective, mean signifies unkind, ungenerous, or lacking in compassion; it can also describe something of low quality, size, or importance. As a verb, mean signifies to intend or signify, to interpret, or to represent a particular value or average. Related: unkind, unkindly, petty, stingy.
- MEDIAN /ˈmiːdiən/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a median is the middle value in an ordered set of numbers, or a point or line lying in the central position. As an adjective, it means relating to or situated in the middle, especially in statistics, geometry, or anatomy. Related: middle, midpoint, central, average.
- MODE /moʊd/ (US); /məʊd/ (British) · noun
- A particular way of doing, operating, or being; a manner or method. The word also refers to a prevailing condition or configuration, a most frequently occurring value in a set, and several technical meanings in grammar, music, physics, and statistics. Related: manner, method, way, style.
- RANGE /reɪndʒ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a range is a set of similar things, an extent between two limits, a line of mountains or hills, or a cooking stove. As a verb, it means to vary between limits, extend over an area, roam, or search a particular territory. Related: scope, span, extent, assortment.
- AVERAGE /ˈævərɪdʒ/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by their count; more generally, the usual or ordinary level or standard. Related: mean, median, norm, standard.
- DATA /ˈdeɪtə/ · noun
- Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis; information in a form that can be processed by a computer. Related: information, figures, statistics, facts.
- OUTLIER /ˈaʊtˌlaɪər/ · noun
- A person, thing, observation, or group that is markedly different from the others in a larger population. In statistics, an outlier is a data value that lies far from the general distribution or pattern. Related: maverick, anomaly, exception, oddity.
- FREQUENCY /ˈfriːkwənsi/ · noun
- The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time; in physics, the number of complete cycles of a wave or oscillation per second, measured in hertz. Related: rate, regularity, prevalence, incidence.
- DISTRIBUTION /ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/ · noun
- The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients, or the way in which something is spread or arranged over an area or among people. In statistics and mathematics, it also refers to the range and pattern of possible values of a variable. Related: dispersal, allocation, apportionment, dispensation.
- SKEW /skjuː/ · verb, adjective, noun
- As a verb, to turn or position something away from a straight, balanced, or expected line or course. As an adjective, not straight or properly aligned; oblique or distorted. As a noun, an oblique direction, angle, or tendency. Related: distort, bias, veer, avoid.
- SYMMETRY /ˈsɪmətri/ · noun
- Symmetry is the quality of being balanced and proportionate, especially in the arrangement of corresponding parts on either side of a central line or point. It can describe mathematical structures, visual design, natural forms, and the organization or balance of ideas. Related: balance, proportion, harmony, regularity.
- VARIANCE /ˈveəriəns/ (British); /ˈvɛriəns/ (US) · noun; also a rare verb
- The amount or degree of difference between two or more things, or between an observed result and an expected value. In statistics, it is a nonnegative measure of how widely a set of observations is dispersed around the mean. Related: variation, discrepancy, divergence, deviation.
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