Here are five scores a team put up over five matches: 2, 2, 2, 8 and 100.

Is the average score a fair way to describe this team? What would be a fairer way to say what they usually score?

Look at each data set below as a dot plot. The mode and range are drawn on top so you can see where each one lands.

In the last set, one dot (the 30) sits far from the rest.

We'll read the mode and range off the dot plot for three sets:

• {6, 6, 6, 9}
• {12, 4, 15, 4, 20}
• {8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 40} — one value sits far out on its own, so watch what happens to the range

• Mode of {3, 5, 5, 5, 8}
• Range of {14, 6, 9, 22, 11}
• Mode of {3, 3, 3, 7, 8}
• Range of {7, 8, 8, 45} — one value has jumped far from the rest