Mean
The mean.
If the distribution is positively skewed distribution, the mean will always be the highest estimate of central tendency and the mode will always be the lowest estimate of central tendency. This is true if we assume the distribution has a single mode.
The arithmetic mean, also known as the average, is calculated by adding up all the values in a dataset and then dividing by the total number of values. It is a measure of central tendency that is sensitive to extreme values, making it less robust than the median. The arithmetic mean follows the properties of linearity, meaning that it can be distributed across sums and differences in a dataset. Additionally, the sum of the deviations of each data point from the mean is always zero.
The sum of deviations from the mean, for any set of numbers, is always zero. For this reason it is quite useless.
One disadvantage of using the median is that it may not accurately represent the entire dataset if there are extreme outliers present, as the median is not influenced by the magnitude of these outliers. Additionally, the median may not be as intuitive to interpret as the mean for some individuals, as it does not provide a direct measure of the total value of the dataset. Finally, calculating the median can be more computationally intensive compared to other measures of central tendency, especially with large datasets.
For which measure of central tendency will the sum of the deviations always be zero?
yes is it the median?
The mean.
the mean
mean
If the distribution is positively skewed distribution, the mean will always be the highest estimate of central tendency and the mode will always be the lowest estimate of central tendency. This is true if we assume the distribution has a single mode.
Difference (deviation) from the mean.
Its the one most commonly used but outliers can seriously distort the mean.
One of the characteristics of mean when measuring central tendency is that when there are positively skewed distributions, the mean is always greater than the median. Another characteristic is that when there are negatively skewed distributions, the mean is always less than the median.
If the distribution is positively skewed , then the mean will always be the highest estimate of central tendency and the mode will always be the lowest estimate of central tendency (If it is a uni-modal distribution). If the distribution is negatively skewed then mean will always be the lowest estimate of central tendency and the mode will be the highest estimate of central tendency. In both positive and negative skewed distribution the median will always be between the mean and the mode. If a distribution is less symmetrical and more skewed, you are better of using the median over the mean.
The sum of total deviations about the mean is the total variance. * * * * * No it is not - that is the sum of their SQUARES. The sum of the deviations is always zero.
0 (zero).