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Mean, Median & Mode

Measures of central tendency summarize a dataset's typical value, with the main types being mean, median, and mode. The mean is the average, sensitive to outliers; the median is the middle value, effective for skewed data; and the mode is the most frequently occurring value. The document also provides examples and calculations for finding the mean and median from both ungrouped and grouped data.

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Mean, Median & Mode

Measures of central tendency summarize a dataset's typical value, with the main types being mean, median, and mode. The mean is the average, sensitive to outliers; the median is the middle value, effective for skewed data; and the mode is the most frequently occurring value. The document also provides examples and calculations for finding the mean and median from both ungrouped and grouped data.

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Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of central tendency are statistics that describe the central or typical value of a set of data. They provide a single value that
represents the middle or average of a dataset. In statistics, there are three main measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode.
Mean
The mean, also known as the average, is the sum of all values in a dataset divided by the number of values. It is sensitive to extreme values
in the dataset and is often affected by outliers.
Median
The median is the middle value in a dataset when it is arranged in order. It is a better measure of central tendency when the dataset contains
outliers or skewed data.
Mode
The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset. It is the most common value in the dataset.

Mean
∑𝑿
In ungrouped data Mean = N – No. of items, ∑𝑿 − Sum of all values
𝑵

1. Calculate the mean for the following data.


18, 20, 30, 35, 40, 15, 7, 8, 12, 45
∑𝑿𝒇
In grouped data Mean =
∑𝒇

1. Calculate the mean for the following data

Class Frequency
0-10 5
10-20 8
20-30 15
30-40 16
40-50 6

∑𝑿𝒇
Mean =
∑𝒇

Class Frequency Mid value (X)


0-10 5 5
10-20 8 15
20-30 15 25
30-40 16 35
40-50 6 45

𝟎+𝟏𝟎
Mid value (X) = =5
𝟐
∑𝑿𝒇
Mean =
∑𝒇

Class Frequency (f) Mid value (X) Xf


0-10 5 5 25
10-20 8 15 120
20-30 15 25 375
30-40 16 35 560
40-50 6 45 270
50 1350

∑𝑿𝒇 = 1350
∑𝒇 = 50

∑𝑿𝒇 𝟏𝟑𝟓𝟎
Mean = = = 27
∑𝒇 𝟓𝟎
Sample question

Consider the following set of test scores:

85,90,76,88,92,79,84,91,77,8585, 90, 76, 88, 92, 79, 84, 91, 77, 8585,90,76,88,92,79,84,91,77,85

Calculate the mean of these test scores.

Mean=847/10=84.7

Consider the following frequency distribution of test scores:

Test Scores (Class Interval) Frequency (f)


70 - 79 5
80 - 89 10
90 - 99 8
100 - 109 2

Calculate the mean test score.

The mean test score is 87.3


Median

Ungrouped data
𝑁+1 th
N is odd, Median = ( ) term
2

𝑁 𝑁
( )th term + ( + 1)th term
2 2
N is even, Median =
2

1. Consider the following set of ages of participants in a workshop:

21,23,19,25,22,24,25

Calculate the median age of the participants. (Answer is 22)

2. Consider the following set of weights (in kilograms) of 8 individuals:

55,67,60,62,68,61,59,66

Calculate the median weight. (Answer is 61.5 Kg)

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