Florida Grade 4 Math · Data Analysis and Probability

MA.4.DP.1.2: Mode, Median, and Range

What this Grade 4 benchmark means, worked examples, common mistakes, and a free printable worksheet.

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What Is Benchmark MA.4.DP.1.2?

Students find the mode, median, and range of numerical data, including fractions, shown in tables, stem-and-leaf plots, or line plots.

Mode: the value that appears most often (a data set can have one mode, more than one, or none). Median: the middle value when the data are in order (Grade 4 data sets for the median have an odd number of values). Range: the largest value minus the smallest value.

Official benchmarkDetermine the mode, median or range to interpret numerical data including fractional values, represented with tables, stem-and-leaf plots or line plots.

On the FAST test: part of the Grade 4 reporting category Geometric Reasoning, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability, which is about 31–37% of the test.

Worked Examples

Worked Example 1

All Three Measures

Find the mode, median, and range of 12, 15, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25.
  1. 1Mode: 15 appears twice, more than any other value.
  2. 2Median: the data are in order; the middle (4th) value is 18.
  3. 3Range: 25 − 12 = 13
Answer: Mode 15, median 18, range 13

Worked Example 2

Data With Fractions

Hat sizes on a line plot are 2012, 21, 21, 2112, and 22 inches. Find the mode and the range.
  1. 1Mode: 21 appears twice.
  2. 2Range: 22 − 2012 = 112
Answer: Mode 21 inches; range 112 inches

Common Mistakes to Watch For

Finding the median without putting the data in order

Wrong:For 9, 2, 7, 4, 5, the median is 7 (the middle of the list).

Order the data first: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9. The median is 5.

Giving the largest value as the range

Wrong:For 12 to 25, the range is 25.

Range is the difference between the largest and smallest values: 25 − 12 = 13.

Helpful Math Tip

Write the data on small cards and line them up in order. The middle card is the median.

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