Measures of Central Tendency

MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE

MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
OR MEASURES OF AVERAGE

 A central Tendency or Measure of Central Tendency is a central or

typical value for a probability distribution. It may also called a center
or location of the distribution. The term central tendency refers to the
“middle” value or perhaps a typical value of the data, and is measured
using the mean, median, mode.
 MEAN

 MEAN IS THE AVERAGE OF THE NUMBERS.

 MOST COMMONLY USED MEASURE
 EASY TO CALCULATE
 ADD UP ALL THE NUMBERS AND DIVIDE BY HOW MANY .
 FORMULA:
MEDIAN
MODE = the most frequently repeated number.

 MOST FREQUENTLY REPEATED

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Examples of Mode:

Daily allowance of : P200, P300, P200, P100, P300, P 200

Mode = P 200
Age of students: 19, 20, 20, 19, 18, 20, 18, 19, 25
Mode = P20 & P 19
Number of children: 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 5
No mode
 Formula for computation on grouped data
Mean = = . Where f = frequency
= classmarks
N = total frequency

Median =Lm +i Where Median Class = classes where N/2 belong

Lm = lower limit of Median class
= sum of freq before Med Class
fm = frequency of Med Class

Mode = Lmod + I Where : Modal Class = classes with highest frequency

Lmod = lower limit of Modal Class.
= highest f minus f before it.
= highest f minus f after it.