MEDIANUse the median to describe the middle of a set of data that does have an outlier.Advantages:• Extreme values (outliers) do not affect the median as strongly as they do the mean.• Useful when comparing sets of data.• It is unique - there is only one answer.Disadvantages:• Not as popular as mean.
They all describe data set or data sets,hey tell you how far apart they are from each other.
the median and mode are but the mean is not
mean~ all the numbers in the data added together divided by the number of data. The mean is the same as the average. median~ the exact middle of the set of data. Example: 1,1,2,2, the median is 1.5 mean- the average median- the middle number in a set of numbers in a group.Example of Median-1,3,5,7,9,4,5 (put them in order and list them from least to greatest)1,3,4,5,5,7,9the median is 5!
mean~ all the numbers in the data added together divided by the number of data. The mean is the same as the average. median~ the exact middle of the set of data. Example: 1,1,2,2, the median is 1.5 mean- the average median- the middle number in a set of numbers in a group.Example of Median-1,3,5,7,9,4,5 (put them in order and list them from least to greatest)1,3,4,5,5,7,9the median is 5!
The population data may be skewed and thus the mean is not a valid statistic. If mean > median, the data will be skewed to the right. If median > mean, the data is skewed to the left.
You can use them to describe the central tendency of the data but no more than that.
mode, mean and median
You would use the median if the data were very skewed, with extreme values.
2,5,4,5
The median is advantageous because it is not influenced by extreme values, making it a robust measure of central tendency for skewed data sets. It is also easy to interpret and calculate. However, the median may not accurately represent the true center of a dataset if the data is heavily skewed or if there are outliers present. Additionally, the median may not be as efficient as the mean for certain statistical calculations due to its lack of sensitivity to all data points.
Measurement Scale Best measure of the 'middle' Numerical mode Ordinal Median Interval Symmetrical data- mean skewed data median Ratio Symmetrical data- Mean skewed data median
The answer depends on the type of data. The mean or median are useless if the data are qualitative (categoric): only the mode is any use. The median is better than the mean is the data are very skewed.
MEDIANUse the median to describe the middle of a set of data that does have an outlier.Advantages:• Extreme values (outliers) do not affect the median as strongly as they do the mean.• Useful when comparing sets of data.• It is unique - there is only one answer.Disadvantages:• Not as popular as mean.
They all describe data set or data sets,hey tell you how far apart they are from each other.
No, not all data sets have a mode but all data sets have a mean and median.
well because in the mean you have to add them and its different from the median and the mode