When the moon appears to be getting bigger (moon phases from New to Full) it is known as waxing. When it is getting smaller (moon phases from Full to New) it is known as waning. Waxing means increasing. Waning means decreasing.
The midrange of a data set is the measure of center _____.
The mode of a data set is the measure of center **that is the value that occurs with the greatest frequency**. It represents the value that appears most frequently in the dataset.
Here's a breakdown of what each point means:
1. The mode of a data set is the measure of center **that is the value that occurs with the greatest frequency**.
- This means that the mode is the value that appears most frequently in the dataset. For example, if you have a dataset of test scores where 85 appears 5 times and all other scores appear fewer times, 85 would be the mode.
2. It's **the value midway between the maximum and minimum values** in the original data set.
- This point is incorrect. The mode is not necessarily the midpoint between the maximum and minimum values. It is solely determined by frequency.
3. **It's found by adding the data values and dividing the total by the number of data values**.
- This describes the mean, not the mode. The mean is calculated by summing up all the values in the dataset and dividing by the number of values.
4. It's **the middle value when the original data values are arranged in order of increasing (or decreasing) magnitude**.
- This describes the median, not the mode. The median is the middle value when the data is ordered, with an equal number of data points above and below it.
So, to sum up, the mode is the value that occurs most frequently in a dataset, and it's not directly related to the maximum, minimum, mean, or median of the data.