measures of location Flashcards
1
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measures of location
A
- a collection of data can have different central points (a measure of location - a central tendency
2
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weighted arithmetic mean
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(no. x frequency) / total of frequencies
3
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grouped mean
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(midpoint x frequency) / total of frequencies
4
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mean
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- influenced by outliners
- more skewed data = looses its ability for the best mol and getting dragged away from the typical value
5
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median
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- less affected by skewed data and outliners