Measurement of central tendency Ages of respondents (yrs.) (Sample size: 87) Mean 19.13 Median 19 Mode (s) 19 Midrange 20.5 Solution: Mean = {Sum of Observation} ÷ {Total numbers of Observations} Data: 23,20,18,25,18,18,27,17,19,19,23,17,19,20,19,19,18,19,18,22,19,20,19,19,19,20,22,18,19,17,18, 19,18,18,18,22,19,21,21,20,18,18,19,20,18,18,19,18, 19,18,19,18,19,18,18,19,19,19,18,19,21,18,19,19,18,19,21,21,19,19,20,18,19,19,18,19,17,21,20, 20,18,14,18,18,17,20,19 Sum of data= 1664 Mean= 1664/87 Mean= 19.1264
Diagram 1: Ages of respondents
Textual Presentation:
The ages of respondents (n=87) consists of the
ages :23,20,18,25,18,18,27,17,19,19,23,17,19,20,19,19,18,19,18,22,19,20,19,19,19,20,22,18,19,17,18,19 ,18,18,18,22,19,21,21,20,18,18,19,20,18,18,19,18,19,18,19,18,19,18,18,19,19,19,18,19,21,18,19,19,18,1 9,21,21,19,19,20,18,19,19,18,19,17,21,20,20,18,14,18,18,17,20,19. Where there are 48 females, 33 males, 5 preferred to not mention their gender and 1 is non-binary. The mean of the ages is 19.23, with a median of 19, mode of 19 and midrange of 20.5