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Central Tendency Flashcards

1
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Which measure of central tendency is not affected by extreme values?

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Median

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2
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The difference between the maximum and minimum values in a set of data

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Range

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3
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The average value of a set of data

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Mean

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4
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The middle value in a set of data when arranged in ascending order

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Median

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5
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Which measure of central tendency represents the spread or variability of a set of data?

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Range

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6
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Which measure of central tendency is most affected by outliers?

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Mean

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7
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The most frequently occurring value in a set of data

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Mode

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8
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Which measure of central tendency is useful for categorical data?

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Mode

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9
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Which measure of central tendency is not affected by outliers?

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Median

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10
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Which measure of central tendency is generally used in determining the size of the most saleable shoes in a department store?

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Mode

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11
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Which measure of central tendency is greatly affected by extreme scores?

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Mean

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12
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The ________ is the measure or value which occurs most frequently in a set of data. It is the value with the greatest frequency

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Mode

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13
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Are the spread of values about the mean. Smaller dispersion of scores arising from the comparison often indicates more consistency and more reliability.

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Measures of Variability

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It consist of the range, average deviation, variance and standard deviation.

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Measures of Variability

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15
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It gives a better approximation than the range. However, it does not lend itself readily to mathematical treatment for deeper analysis.

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Average Deviation

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16
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It measures how far each number in the set is from the mean.

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Variance

17
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It provides some idea about the distribution of scores around the mean (average).

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Standard Deviation

18
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The blank the standard deviation, the more narrow the range between the lowest and highest scores or, more generally, that the scores cluster closely to the average score.

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19
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Is data in the form of numbers. These numbers can be a count of objects, numbers, or any data which uses numbers.

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Numerical Data

20
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Is non-numerical data that uses description/vocabulary, such as choice of colours, or choice of flavours.

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Categorical Data

21
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What are the two types of numerical data?

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discrete and continuous

22
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In statistics, it is quantitative data that can be counted, but not measured. The number of students in a class can be counted, and that is an example of blank.

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Discrete

23
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Iss data that can take any value. Height, weight, temperature and length are all examples of continuous data. Some continuous data will change over time; the weight of a baby in its first year or the temperature in a room throughout the day.

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Continuous

24
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Categorical Data is represented through

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Pie Graph

25
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Continuous Data is represented through

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Line graph or histogram

26
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Discrete Data is represented through

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Bar graph

27
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What do you call the data collected in its original form?

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Raw Data

28
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What is the formula to calculate the mean of a data set?

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Sum of all values divided by the number of values

29
Q

The students’ favorite dessert is an example of what type of variable?

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Nominal

30
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Which statistical measure provides information about how spread out the data set is from the mean?

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Standard Deviation

31
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Data organized and summarized in the forms of frequency distribution.

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Grouped Data

32
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Which type of data can be classified as discrete or continuous?

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Numerical

33
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Which value represents the middlemost value in a data set?

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Median

34
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Which measures of central tendency identify the central value of a data set?

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Median, mode, and mean

35
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Which type of data can be counted or measured?

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Numerical Data

36
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It represents categories or labels without any specific order. The categories are mutually exclusive, meaning they do not overlap, and there’s no inherent ranking between them.
Example:
Gender: Male, Female, Other
Blood type: A, B, AB, O
Colors: Red, Blue, Green

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Nominal Data

37
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It represents categories that do have a specific order or ranking, but the intervals between the categories may not be equal. While the data can show relative ranking, it doesn’t provide precise differences between the ranks.
Example:
Education level: High school, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Customer satisfaction: Very dissatisfied, Dissatisfied, Neutral, Satisfied, Very satisfied
Military ranks: Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant

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Ordinal Data

38
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The most reliable measure of variability is

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Standard Deviation

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