Chap7a. Central Tendency
Chap7a. Central Tendency
Core Idea
“Statistical tools derived from mathematics are useful in
processing and managing numerical data in order to describe
a phenomenon and predict values.”
learning objectives
1. discuss statistics;
sample
– any subset of
the population
AREAS OF STATISTICS
❑ descriptive statistics
- involves collection, organization,
summarization, and presentation of
a data which describes the sample
❑ inferential statistics
- interprets results and draws conclusion
for a population based on a sample
(parameter) inferential statistics
population
sampling
(statistic)
sample
descriptive statistics
descriptive statistics
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
❑ Mean
❑ Median
❑ Mode
MEAN/ARITHMETIC MEAN
a. 4, 8, 1, 14, 9, 21, 12
b. 46, 23, 92, 89, 77, 108
MODE
A list of numbers may The 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆 of a list of numbers
have 1 or more mode. In is the number that occurs most
some instance, there are
frequently.
list of numbers that has
no mode.
Mathematics 98 3
Filipino 90 3
English 88 3
Science 89 3
Computer 92 1
What is the general
Physical Education 95 2
weighted average
GWA: __________ 15
(GWA) ?
THE WEIGHTED MEAN
Suppose Anita obtained the following
average grades for each component:
Prelim Exam – 85
Midterm Exam – 88
Final Exam – 88
Quiz – 90