Measures Of Central Tendemcies Flashcards
1
Q
Mean
A
Takes all numbers into account
Distorted by extremities
2
Q
Mode
A
Most freq
Unaffected by extremities
Tells nothing abt other scores in data
3
Q
Median
A
Unaffected by extremities
Unrepresentative does not consider all data
4
Q
Range
A
Quick and easy to Calc
Distorted by extremities
5
Q
SD
A
Avg amt each score differs from mean
Accounts for all scores
Diff to Calc than mean
6
Q
What is measure of central tendency
A
Informs us of central values for set of data
