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    This document discusses different measures of central tendency including the mean, median, and mode. It explains that measures of central tendency are single values that describe the central position in a data set. The mean is the sum of all values divided by the number of values, but it can be impacted by outliers. The median is the middle value when data is arranged in order. The mode is the most frequent value. It also discusses grouped and ungrouped data distributions.

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    This document discusses different measures of central tendency including the mean, median, and mode. It explains that measures of central tendency are single values that describe the central position in a data set. The mean is the sum of all values divided by the number of values, but it can be impacted by outliers. The median is the middle value when data is arranged in order. The mode is the most frequent value. It also discusses grouped and ungrouped data distributions.

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    MEASURES OF CENTRAL

    TENDENCY
    A measure of central tendency is a
    single value that attempts to describe a set
    of data by identifying the central position
    within that set of data. As such, measures
    of central tendency are sometimes called
    measures of central location. They are also
    classed as summary statistics. The mean
    (often called the average) is most likely the
    measure of central tendency that you are
    most familiar with, but there are others,
    such as the median and the mode.
    The mean, median and mode are all
    valid measures of central tendency, but under
    different conditions, some measures of central
    tendency become more appropriate to use
    than others. In the following sections, we will
    look at the mean, median and mode, and
    learn how to calculate them and under what
    conditions they are most appropriate to be
    used.
    Mean (Arithmetic)

    The mean (or average) is the most


    popular and well known measure of central
    tendency. It can be used with both discrete
    and continuous data, although its use is
    most often with continuous data. The mean
    is equal to the sum of all the values in the
    data set divided by the number of values in
    the data set.
    The mean is essentially a model of
    your data set. It is the value that is most
    common. You will notice, however, that the
    mean is not often one of the actual values
    that you have observed in your data set.
    However, one of its important properties is
    that it minimises error in the prediction of
    any one value in your data set. That is, it is
    the value that produces the lowest amount
    of error from all other values in the data
    set.
    An important property of the
    mean is that it includes every value in
    your data set as part of the calculation.
    In addition, the mean is the only
    measure of central tendency where
    the sum of the deviations of each
    value from the mean is always zero.
    Median

    The median is the middle score


    for a set of data that has been
    arranged in order of magnitude. The
    median is less affected by outliers
    and skewed data.
    Mode

    The mode is the most frequent


    score in our data set. On a histogram
    it represents the highest bar in a bar
    chart or histogram. You can,
    therefore, sometimes consider the
    mode as being the most popular
    option.
    Grouped Data

    - are data formed by aggregating


    individual observations of a variable into
    groups, so that a frequency distribution of
    these groups serves as a convenient
    means of summarizing or analyzing the
    data.
    Ungrouped Data

    - is the type of distribution in


    which the data is individually given
    in a raw form
    Activity:

    1. It is the middle score for a set of


    data that has been arranged in
    order.

    2. It is the most popular and well-


    known measure of central tendency.
    3. What are all valid measures of central
    tendency?

    4. Is a single value that attempts to describe


    a set of data by identifying the central position
    within that set of data.

    5. Is the most frequent score in our data set.


    6. Is the type of distribution in which the data
    is individually given in a raw form.

    7. Our data formed by aggregating individual


    observations of a variable into groups.

    For no. 8, 9 10
    (10,8,7,7,7,6,9,5,13)

    8. Find the mean


    9. Find the median
    10. Find the mode

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