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Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the mean, median, and data skewness?
Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the mean, median, and data skewness?
- The mean and median are not related to data skewness.
- If the mean is greater than the median, the data is negatively skewed.
- If the mean is equal to the median, the data is always bimodal.
- If the median is greater than the mean, the data is negatively skewed. (correct)
The mode is most effectively used with continuous numerical data.
The mode is most effectively used with continuous numerical data.
False (B)
In a dataset of seven unique numbers, what measure of central tendency would be least affected by an extreme outlier?
In a dataset of seven unique numbers, what measure of central tendency would be least affected by an extreme outlier?
median
A dataset with two modes is referred to as ______.
A dataset with two modes is referred to as ______.
Match each term with its correct definition:
Match each term with its correct definition:
Which of the following is most sensitive to outliers?
Which of the following is most sensitive to outliers?
A professor calculates final grades using a weighted mean: 50% for exams, 30% for quizzes, and 20% for attendance. A student has an exam average of 80, a quiz average of 90, and perfect attendance. What is the student's final grade?
A professor calculates final grades using a weighted mean: 50% for exams, 30% for quizzes, and 20% for attendance. A student has an exam average of 80, a quiz average of 90, and perfect attendance. What is the student's final grade?
Every dataset must have a mode.
Every dataset must have a mode.
Flashcards
Central Location
Central Location
A measure that summarizes the typical or central value in a dataset.
Mean
Mean
The average of all values in a dataset. Calculated by summing all values and dividing by the number of values.
Median
Median
The middle value in a sorted dataset, dividing the data into two equal halves.
Mode
Mode
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Unimodal
Unimodal
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Bimodal
Bimodal
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Multimodal
Multimodal
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Weighted Mean
Weighted Mean
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Study Notes
- Measures of central location include the mean, median, and mode.
- These measures summarize the underlying characteristics of a data set.
Mean
- The mean is the average of all values in a data set.
- It is sensitive to outliers, or extreme values.
- To find the mean, add all the values together and divide them by the number of test scores in the data set.
- For example, given ten exam scores: 55, 64, 74, 75, 78, 83, 86, 87, 91, and 97, the mean is 79.
Median
- The median is the middle value in a data set where half of the observations are below and the other half are above.
- In a data set with an even number of values, take the average of the two middle observations to find the median.
- For the sample data set of ten test scores, the two middle observations are 78 and 83, thus the median is 80.5.
- In a data set with an odd number of values, simply locate the middle value as the median.
- If the mean is less than the median, the data is negatively skewed, often because the mean is affected by outliers.
Mode
- The mode is the most frequently occurring value in a data set.
- Not all data sets have a mode.
- Mode tends to be used with categorical variables, like letter grades.
- Example: If three tests were A's, five were B's, and two were C's, then the mode is B.
- Data sets with one mode are unimodal.
- Data sets with two modes are bimodal.
- Data sets with more than two modes are multimodal.
Weighted Mean
- Weighted mean adjusts each observation by its relevance to the entire data set.
- To find the weighted average score in a class based on exam performance, the score of each test is multiplied by the percentage it contributes towards your grade, and sum all the tests together.
- In the formula for weighted average, each exam score would be the x variable, and the percentage the exam contributes to your grade would be the P(x=xi) portion of the formula.
- The mean, median, and mode are essential measures of central location.
- Each has unique properties, and should be carefully applied to data sets to promote understanding data sets.
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The measures of central location include the mean, median, and mode. They summarize the underlying characteristics of a data set. The mean is the average of all values, while the median is the middle value, and the mode is the most frequent value.
