Measure of central tendency Flashcards
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Identifies the central value of the date set.
Measure of central tendency
three main types of measures of central tendency
Mean, Median, Mode
Average value of the data
Mean
Middlemost value of the data
Median
most frequent value of the data
Mode
formula for the mean for ungrouped data?
_ ∑x
x = ——-
n
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x meaning
mean
∑ meaning
summation
n meaning
number
formula for mean for grouped data
- ∑(f×x)
x = ———–
∑f
f meaning
frequency
it is the commonly used measure of central position
mean for ungrouped data
When the number of items in a set of data is too big, items are grouped for convenienc.
mean for grouped data
𝓲 (italic i) meaning
Class interval
It separates an ordered set of data into two equal parts.
median of grouped data
It is symbolized as X. arranging, the scores either in increasing or decreasing order and then find the middle score
median in ungrouped data