Measures of central tendency
Central tendency - It may also be called a center or
location of the distribution. It is a central or typical
value for a probability distribution, comprises:
mean, median, and mode.
- A measure of central tendency is a single
value that attempts to describe a set of
data by identifying the central position
within that set of data.
Mean – is the average value of the data, it is equal
to the sum of all the values in the data set divided
by the number of values in the data set.
Median - is the middle score for a set of data that
has been arranged in order of magnitude.
Mode - The mode is the most frequent score in our
data set.  data set.
Variability (also called spread or dispersion) refers
to how spread out a set of data is. Variability gives
you a way to describe how much data sets vary and
allows you to use statistics to compare your data to
other sets of data
Range - The range is the amount between your
smallest and largest item in the set.  smallest and largest item in the set.
R = Largest number – lowest number
Variance - it measures how far a set of numbers are
spread out from their average value.
Standard Deviation - standard deviation is a
measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of
a set of values. tells you how tightly your data is
clustered around the mean
Z-score – is also called the standard score, is a
numerical measurement used in statistics of a
value's relationship to the mean (average) of a
group of values, measured in terms of standard
deviations from the mean.
Measures of central tendency
Central tendency - It may also be called a center or
location of the distribution. It is a central or typical
value for a probability distribution, comprises:
mean, median, and mode.
- A measure of central tendency is a single
value that attempts to describe a set of
data by identifying the central position
within that set of data.
Mean – is the average value of the data, it is equal
to the sum of all the values in the data set divided
by the number of values in the data set.
Median - is the middle score for a set of data that
has been arranged in order of magnitude.
Mode - The mode is the most frequent score in our
 
Variability (also called spread or dispersion) refers
to how spread out a set of data is. Variability gives
you a way to describe how much data sets vary and
allows you to use statistics to compare your data to
other sets of data
Range - The range is the amount between your
 
R = Largest number – lowest number
Variance - it measures how far a set of numbers are
spread out from their average value.
Standard Deviation - standard deviation is a
measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of
a set of values. tells you how tightly your data is
clustered around the mean
Z-score – is also called the standard score, is a
numerical measurement used in statistics of a
value's relationship to the mean (average) of a
group of values, measured in terms of standard
deviations from the mean.