Measures of Central Tendency in Statistics

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What is the name of the average that considers the relative importance of each observation?

  • Simple Average
  • Moving Average
  • Mode Average
  • Weighted Average (correct)

A dataset with two distinct peaks is an example of a _______ distribution.

  • Normal
  • Multimodal
  • Unimodal
  • Bimodal (correct)

What is the purpose of a moving average?

  • To smooth out fluctuations in a time series (correct)
  • To compare performance across different time frames
  • To track changes over time
  • To find the overall average of a dataset

What is the formula to calculate the index number?

<p>Index = (Current Period Value / Base Period Value) × 100 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of average is used to find the average score of a class on a test?

<p>Simple Average (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the number of peaks in a dataset?

<p>Modality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most widely used measure of central tendency in statistics?

<p>Mean (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the middle value in a list of numbers when it is sorted in increasing order?

<p>Median (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most frequent value in a dataset?

<p>Mode (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbol for the population mean?

<p>μ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of sampling involves selecting a subset of the population based on certain characteristics?

<p>Stratified sampling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the average of a dataset that is calculated by giving more weight to certain values?

<p>Weighted average (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of skewness is present when the mean is greater than the median?

<p>Right or positive skewness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the equation for sample variance and the equation for population variance?

<p>The sample equation uses N-1, while the population equation uses N (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Empirical Rule, what percentage of data falls within two standard deviations from the mean?

<p>Roughly 95% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the variance and the standard deviation?

<p>Standard deviation is the square root of the variance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a low variance indicate about the data points in a dataset?

<p>They are close to the mean and to each other (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of skewness is present when the mean is less than the median?

<p>Left or negative skewness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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