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MBF3C – Statistics - Day 5 Handout (Measures of Central Tendency)
Measures of Central Tendency
In statistics there are 3 main measures of central tendency.
These measures allow us to find trends that exist in our data.
1. Mean
Most commonly referred to as the __________________.
HOW TO FIND THE MEAN
To find the mean ___________________________________________________
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Examples of when the mean is useful:
2. Median
The __________________ entry in an ordered list.
HOW TO FIND THE MEDIAN
To find the median if you have an odd number of values ___________________
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To find the median if you have an even number of values ___________________
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Examples of when the median is useful:
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3. Mode
The most __________________ number in a data set.
There can be _________ _________ _________ mode of even no mode at all.
Examples of when the mode is useful:
Find the mean, median and mode of the data set below: