Mean, Median and Mode for Kids: Find the Middle of Your Data (Grade 6 Math)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are learning mean, median and mode. These are three ways to describe the middle, or the most typical value, of a set of data.

Here are the goals a soccer team scored in five games: seven, three, nine, three, and eight. Let's find the mean, the median, and the mode of this data set.

The mean is the average. Add all the numbers, then divide by how many there are. Seven plus three plus nine plus three plus eight is thirty. Thirty divided by five is six. The mean is six.

The median is the middle number. First, put the numbers in order from smallest to largest: three, three, seven, eight, nine. The one right in the middle is seven. So the median is seven.

If there are two middle numbers, find the number halfway between them. For two, four, six, and ten, the middle numbers are four and six. Halfway between them is five, so the median is five.

The mode is the number that appears most often. In our goals, three appears twice and every other number appears once. So the mode is three. A data set can have no mode, or more than one.

Now it's your turn. Find the mean, median and mode of four, six, six, nine, and ten. Pause and try. The total is thirty five, so the mean is seven. The median is six, and the mode is six.

Great job! Remember, the mean is add and divide, the median is the middle number in order, and the mode is the most common number. Practice mean, median and mode in Middle School Math at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!