Measures of Central Tendency - pcmac：集中趋势的措施pcmac.pptVIP

What are the three measures of central tendency, and how do you calculate them? Measures of Central Tendency Mean Median Mode Outlier Range Box-And-Whisker Plot Typical or representative number Condenses many numbers into one Typifies the middle of a set of data Commonly used measures of central tendency Mean Median Mode This is the most familiar measure of central tendency. This is a good choice when data is more or less evenly distributed from lowest to the highest values. In other words, there are no outliers, or extreme data values much higher or much lower than the other data values. To calculate mean: Add Data Values Total Number of Data Values Agent Number 1 18 2 19 3 20 4 20 5 20 6 20 7 20 8 22 9 24 10 28 18 + 19 + 20 + 20+ 20+ 20 + 20 + 22 + 24 + 28 10 Mean = 21.1 The typical age for new customers recruited last month was 21.1 years old. Mean is a reasonable measure of central tendency. Agent Number 1 18 2 19 3 20 4 20 5 20 6 20 7 20 8 22 9 24 10 120 18 + 19 + 20 + 20+ 20+ 20 + 20 + 22 + 24 + 120 10 Mean = 30.3 The mean age of new customers recruited last month is 30.3 years old, which does not seem typical for this data set. No one in the department is close to 30.3 years old. Therefore, mean is NOT a reasonable measure of central tendency. Simply means “middle.” Numerically, the median represents the middle value. Median is NOT influenced by outliers. Calculation: Put the individual values in numerical order -- small to large. Count the numb