Lesson 9: Descriptive Statistics (Measures of Central Tendency)

Task: The following are weights in kilograms of patients confined in a certain hospital.

84 95 80 34 90 39 82 81 92 44

89 41 50 60 88 52 75 77 40 55

85 51 72 65 38 40 94 48 76 66

Find the mean, median and mode

34,38,39,40,40,41,44,48,50,51,52,55,60,65,66,72,75,76,77,80,81,82,84,85,88,89,90,92,94,95

Mean=
∑x
n

84+95+ 80+34+ 90+39+82+81+92+ 44+¿ 89+ 41+50+60+ 88+ 52+ 75+77+40+ 55+¿ 85+51+72+65+
Mean=
30

1983
Mean= =66.1
30

() ( )
th 2
n n
+ +1
2 2
Median=
2

( ) ( )
th th
30 30
+ +1
2 2 66+72
Median= = =69
2 2

Mode=40