Measures of Central Location Flashcards
1
Q
3 main types of measures?
A
mean, median and mode
2
Q
A symmetrical distribution means…
A
mean = median = mode
3
Q
What is the median?
A
Middle value when all numbers are in order. For even numbers, find the average of the 2 middle values.
4
Q
What is the mode?
A
values that occur most frequently.
5
Q
you compute the mean to…
A
describe the central location of a single set of numerical or interval data.
6
Q
you compute the median to…
A
describe the central location of a single set of numerical or ordinal (ranked) data.
7
Q
you compute the mode to…
A
describe a single set of nominal (or categorical) data.
