RM Data analysis: descriptive statistics Flashcards
1
Q
What is meant by Measures of central tendency
A
are averages giving us information on the most typical values in a set of data.
Consist of mean median mode
2
Q
advantages of the mean
A
more representative of the data set as a whole because it includes all of the scores/values in the data set.
3
Q
limitations of the mean
A
easily distorted by extreme values
4
Q
advantages of the median
A
- extreme scores do not affect it
- it is easy to calculate
5
Q
limitations of the median
A
less sensitive than the mean
6
Q
advantages of the mode
A
- easy to calculate
- the mode is the only method you can use when data is in categories
7
Q
limitations of the mode
A
not very representative of the data as a whole
