ex :

74/8 , ¢ ,
10 ,
11/12/17
Central Tendencies
Data with even N

'
measurement to determine a
single score to describe → the average of the two scores in the middle of the

the center
of a distribution distribution

→ to
find a that are the 7, 8 9 10
11,112 , 13, 14
single score ex : , ,
,

most representative of the entire group lot "

= to ,
s
2 I
identify
"
> to the "
scores
average

Purposes : 3) Mode

1) Describe the population 1

Sample
→
score that has the highest frequency
" "
Compare called the
customary fashion
2) I
groups
( correlation
further statistical attributes )
→
Continue be to scales
3) t test etc can
applied any
-

, ,
.

→ but car, only be use at measurement from nominal data

Types of central tendency values

1) Mean types of mode i

arithmetic normal 1 mode

→
average -
→

Notation :
-

Bimodal → 2 modes
" "

I
" "

sample mean :
M or
-

Multimodal → 72 modes

"

Population
"

mean
Rectangular no modes due similar frequency
-

:
µ → to

> also called parameter

bcuz normal bimodal multimodal
belongs to population rectangular
-

/
> there no modes

(
are

be /
•

>
in interval data

!,.h
only used ratio tremens

!µµ
can
bseggy.ge
.
all the

> ex :

J = Zfx =
Z X
'
, I

h = 8 f n

I = lot 18 t 32 to t 6
66
=

8
8 to use the
IX.Deciding central tendencies
,

8,251
=

weighted mean
-

Mean

class A class B combined → the most reliable central tendency

n = 50 n =
52 n = 102 → Suitable the most in interval / ratio data

3750+4056
2x = 50×75--3750 2X = 52×78=4056 Ex = →
necessary for further stastitical Measurement

7806
for
=
M = 75 M =
78 → suitable symmetrical ,
not skewed and no

a =
76,5 Outliers score

→ sensitive towards extreme score

weighted mean -

Median

>
2X , t 2×2 191 .
hi t Mz -
Nz → the most suitable for ordinal data ,
but can also be
- or

n ,
t ha Ni t na used in interval 4 ratio

ni nz → suitable for outliers and extreme scores

or o M, t . M2
hi the hitnz
→
when the distribution is skewed

→ when there is undetermined value

Median the class has

open ended
→
2) when one of intervals -

→ scores that divides a freq . distribution into two

equal distribution

parts
-

Mode

) Median P 50 or 50-1 I can be used for nominal data

only
= .

the data should be ordered from smallest to → can be used data for discreet variable
→
only

largest →
for quick measurement of central tendencies

describe
ordinal data
of distribution
→ suitable
most to
shape
→
for want the

Data with Odd N

the located in the middle distribution

exactly
→ score of
-

central Tendencies and shape of distribution

1) Symmetrical distribution → where the left and right

side are
mirroring each

other
-
normal

aint mean
,
median
,
modes score

> normal bell shapes

-
bimodal -

rectangular

> no modes

µ
modes mode I

mean

mean median

median

Stewed 1 distribution
2)
Asymmetrical
→
when the central tendencies are located in different

positions
types
:

positively skewed → Mode L Median L Mean

Y the skewed distribution

→ name of
×

followed the side of tail

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I positively
nigh side tail =
skewed
j left side till =
negatively skewed

= E E
>
X

score

negatively skewed s Mode 7 Median 7 Mean

-

y
A

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