Central Tendency Quiz

Central tendency in statistics is typically contrasted with dispersion or variability, as dispersion and central tendency are the often characterized properties of distributions. Analysis may judge whether data has a strong or a weak central tendency based on its dispersion.

The three most common measures of central tendency in statistics are the arithmetic mean, the median, and the mode.

The colloquial term often used to refer to measures of central tendency in statistics is 'averages.'

<p>The term 'central tendency' in statistics dates from the late 1920s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A middle tendency can be calculated for either a finite set of values or for a theoretical distribution, such as the normal distribution.</p> Signup and view all the answers