Measures of Central

Tendency
Merits
• Easy to calculate
• Easy to understand

Demerits
Influenced by extreme values
Merits
• Does not depend upon total and
number of items.
• Not influenced by extreme values
• Arrange in Ascending order:
5,12,14,19,23,33,37,46,56,57,65,78
n = 12
Median = (n/2)+[(n/2)+1]
2
= 6th + 7th
2
= (33+37)/2
= 70/2
= 35
Example: Median in grouped
data
Merits
• Easy to understand
• Not affected by extreme values

Demerits
• Exact location is uncertain
• Not Clearly defined