4. When can't we be mean?

 *Something important to consider.**

In some situations, using the mean is not appropriate.  In a set of figures, one figure could be way higher or way lower than the majority of the numbers. Check out these tiger prices:

 

 $7500, $8000, $6900, $17000 

In this case, using the mean will probably not be the best solution for figuring out the average because $17000 is much higher than the rest, it is what we call an outlier. 

Instead, we can use something called a MEDIAN.

The median is the middle number of the data set. It is exactly like it sounds. 

HOW DO I CALCULATE THE MEDIAN?

What is the median price of a tiger?

• Mean - Mean is the average. It's also the meanest because it takes the most math to figure it out.

• Median - The median is the middle. They both have a "d" in them.