Prerequisites: Reviewing Data Collection and Analysis

Self Check More Practice: Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Standard Deviation

Use the chart again to find the mean, median, mode, range, and standard deviation of each row.

Source: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html
Planet
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Mean Distance from Sun (AU)
0.4
0.7
1.0
1.5
5.2
9.5
19.2
30.1
Orbital period (yrs)
0.24
0.62
1.00
1.85
11.86
29.45
84.02
164.79
Mass (Earth=1.0)
0.055
0.815
1.000
0.107
318
95.2
14.5
17.1
Equatorial radius (km)
2439
6052
6371
3390
69,911
58,232
25,362
24,624
Density (kg/m3)
5430
5200
5520
3930
1330
690
1320
1640
Surface gravity (Earth=1)
0.38
0.91
1.00
0.38
2.36
0.92
0.89
1.12
Rotation Period

59d

CCW

243d

CW

1d

CCW

1.03d

CCW

9.92hr

CCW

10.66hr

CCW

17.24hr

CW

16.11hr

CCW
Number of Satellites (moons)
0
0
1
2
63
56
27
13

 

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Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard Deviation
Mean Distance from the Sun (AU)
8.45
3.35

0-5

(in intervals of 5)
29.7
10.2
Orbital Period (yrs)
36.73
6.85

0-10

(in intervals of 10)
164.55
55.3
Equatorial Radius (km)
24,548
15497.5

6000-6999

(in intervals of 1000)
67,472
24,500
Density (kg/m3)
3132.5
2785

1000-1999 and
5000-5999

(in intervals of 1000)
4830
1956
Surface Gravity (Earth=1)
0.995
0.915
0.38
1.98
0.58
Rotation Period(in days)
38.3
0.86

0-1 day

(in intervals of 1 day)
242.59
79.7
Number of Satellites
20.25
7.5
0
63
24.3