Descriptive stats-measures of central tendency

Question 1

Mean

Answer 1

✔: Most representative- uses all the values in the data set so is the most sensitive value- providing valuable findings and conclusions
✘: Distorted by extreme values

Question 2

Median

Answer 2

✔: Not affected by extreme values
✘: Not representative- doesn’t use all values in the data set so it’s less sensitive to variations- limits findings and conclusions

Question 3

Mode

Answer 3

✔: Not affected by extreme values- use when there’s frequency/categorical data as other aren’t appt
✘: There may be no modal value or several + doesn’t consider all values so it’s least representative