Mean, Median, Mode - Community Flashcards

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Normal Curve Means that the Mean, Median, and Mode are?

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They are all equal.

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What kind of a bell curve is this?

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  • Normal bell curve.
  • All 3 components are equal. mean median and mode
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Define the Mean:

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  • Average number of scores
  • Most common measurement of central tendency
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Define the Median:

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  • Divides the distribution of scores into two equal parts
  • Middle (odd amount of numbers add 2 middle numbers together then divide by 2)
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Define the Mode:

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  • Most frequent
  • Affects the skew of the graph
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Define the Range:

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-Most frequent

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Define Standard Deviation:

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  • Most commonly used method of dispersion in oral hygiene research
  • It refects the range
  • The bigger the range or standard deviation the wider the distribution curve
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Which one has the greatest range?

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-The first chart

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Is this a positive or negative Skew?

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-Positive

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Is this a positive or negative Skew?

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-Negative Skew

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Negative Skew where is the mean median and mode?

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Negative skewed bell represents that the bell curve skews to the left (mean and median are to the left of mode)

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Postive Skew where is the mean, mediuan, and modes?

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Positive skewed bell represents that the bell curve skews to the right (mean and median are to the right of mode)

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