Ch 4 - Measure of Central Tendency Flashcards
1
Q
measure of central tendency
A
numerical values that refer to the center of the distribution
2
Q
mode (Mo)
A
the most commonly occurring score
3
Q
median (Mdn)
A
the score corresponding to the point having 50% of the observations below it when the observations are arranged in numerical order
4
Q
median location
A
the location of the median in an ordered series
5
Q
mean x̄
A
the sum of the scores divided by the number of scores
6
Q
trimmed mean
A
the mean that results from trimming away (or discarding) a fixed percentage of the extreme observations
