2.6 Measure of Center

Question 1

What are the two ways to think about center?

Answer 1

Balancing point and Halfway point

Question 2

Symmetric Distribution

Answer 2

the mean is a good representation of a typical value of the data set

Question 3

Properties of the Mean

Answer 3

skewed distributions can pull the mean towards its long tail, the mean might not be the most appropriate measure of center for skewed data sets

Question 4

Balancing point

Answer 4

Mean

Question 5

Halfway point

Answer 5

median

Question 6

best measure of data for a skewed distribution

Answer 6

median

Question 7

Properties of the Median

Answer 7

median is more Robust, not affected by outliers

Question 8

Symmetric

Answer 8

mean will usually be close to the median

Question 9

Skewed left

Answer 9

mean will usually be smaller than the median

Question 10

Skewed right

Answer 10

mean will usually be larger than the median

Question 11

Mode

Answer 11

noted as modality in plots rather than the actual quantity

Question 12

Midrange

Answer 12

more rudimentary measure of center mentioned in some texts
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