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Chapter 12:measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode

This document discusses measures of central tendency including the mean, median, and mode. It provides definitions and examples of calculating each measure. The mean is the average of all values, the median is the middle value when data is arranged from lowest to highest, and the mode is the most frequently occurring value. Examples are given for calculating the mean, median, and mode for both individual data points and frequency tables where data is grouped. Guidance is provided for finding the median when the number of observations is odd versus even.

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Chapter 12:measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode

This document discusses measures of central tendency including the mean, median, and mode. It provides definitions and examples of calculating each measure. The mean is the average of all values, the median is the middle value when data is arranged from lowest to highest, and the mode is the most frequently occurring value. Examples are given for calculating the mean, median, and mode for both individual data points and frequency tables where data is grouped. Guidance is provided for finding the median when the number of observations is odd versus even.

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Chapter 12:Measures of central

tendency
Mean, median and mode
Definition

 The central tendency is stated as the statistical


measure that represents the single value of the entire
distribution or a dataset. It aims to provide an
accurate description of the entire data in the
distribution.
Measures of Central Tendency
 The central tendency of the dataset can be found out
using the three important measures namely mean,
median and mode.
Mean
 The
  mean is the average usually used to compute a
test average
Example of ungrouped data for mean:

To graduate, Linda needs at least a B in biology. She did


not do very well on her first three tests; however, she
did well on the last four. Here are her scores:
58 67 60 84 93 98 100
Compute the mean and determine if Linda’s grade will
be a B (80 to 89 average) or a C (70 to 79 average).
Mode
 The mode of a data set is the value that occurs most
frequently
 Examples:
 Count the letters in each word of this sentence and
give the mode. The numbers of letters in the words of
the sentence are
5372442483434
 Solution: 4
 Not every data set has a mode. For example, if
Professor Fair gives equal numbers of A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s,
and F’s, then there is no modal grade
Median
 Median is the middle value of the dataset in which the
dataset is arranged in the ascending order
 What do barbecue-flavored potato chips cost?
According to Consumer Reports, Volume 66, No. 5,
the prices per ounce in cents of the rated chips are
19 19 27 28 18 35
Median

 Odd number of data:


Additional example:
 Consider the given dataset with the number of
observations arranged in descending order
23, 21, 18, 16, 15, 13, 12, 10, 9, 7, 6, 5, and 2
 Now, consider another example with number of observations
that are arranged in descending order
 40, 38, 35, 33, 32, 30, 29, 27, 26, 24, 23, 22, 19, and 17

When you look at the given dataset, the two


middle values obtained are 27 and 29.

Now, find out the mean value for these two


numbers.

i.e.,(27+29)/2 =28

Therefore, the median for the given data


distribution is 28.
Measures of central tendency for
ungrouped data in a frequency table:

Solution:
The marks 2 and 3 have the highest frequency. So, the modes are 2 and 3.

The above example also shows that a set of observations may have more than one
mode.
 
Median From Frequency Tables

 In these lessons, we will learn:

 how to find the median of a frequency table when the


number of observations is odd.
 how to find the median of a frequency table when the
number of observations is even.
How To Find The Median Of A Frequency Table When The Number Of Observations Is
Odd?
How To Find The Median Of A Frequency Table When The
Number Of Observations Is Even?

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