1.

The purpose of central tendency is to identify a single score that serves as the best
representative for an entire distribution of score, usually a score from the center of the
distribution.
2. i.
x f fx
6 1 6
5 2 10
4 2 8
3 2 6
2 2 4
1 5 5

M= E x/n

(10 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 5)/14

= 39/14

= 2.79

ii. Median = (3 + 4)/2

=3.5

iii. Mode = 1

3. i. Negative self- image

x f fx
6 1 6
5 2 10
4 5 20
3 4 12
2 2 4
1 1 1
 M = 53/15

= 3.53

Positive self -image

X f fx
7 1 7
6 4 24
5 6 30
4 2 8
3 1 3
2 1 2

M = 74/15

= 4.93

ii. The positive self-image increases the level of self-confidence among the undergraduate
students.