Geographical skills Flashcards

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What is an advantage of using the mean?

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It uses all the data in the set

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What is a disadvantage of using the mean?

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Not very representative when data includes anomalies of very high or low values

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What is an advantage of using the Median?

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Easy to calculate and not affected by extreme values

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What is a disadvantage of using the Median?

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What is an advantage of using the mode?

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-Easiest to calculate and can be used for categorical data as well as ordinal data
-Not affected by extreme values

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What is a disadvantage of using the mode?

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There is a possibility of no modal value

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