Mean, Median and Mode in Statistics
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What is the main purpose of measures of central tendency?

  • To find the smallest value in a data set
  • To identify the largest value in a data set
  • To count the number of values in a data set
  • To describe a set of data by identifying the central position (correct)

    • How is the mean calculated?

  • By finding the middle value of a data set
  • By adding up all the values in a data set and multiplying by the total number of values
  • By adding up all the values in a data set and dividing by the total number of values (correct)
  • By counting the frequency of each value in a data set

    • What is the median of a data set?

  • The middle value of a data set that separates the highest and lowest values equally (correct)
  • The value that appears most frequently in a data set
  • The average of the highest and lowest values
  • The sum of all the values in a data set

    • What is the mode of a data set?

    <p>The value that appears most frequently in a data set</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three most common measures of central tendency?

    <p>Mean, Median, and Mode</p> Signup and view all the answers

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