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When is the mean used as a measure of central tendency?
When there aren't extreme values (outliers)
What measures of central tendency are appropriate for the variable for gender?
mode
What is the appropriate measure of central tendency for an ordinal scale?
median
Under what conditions might you prefer to use the median rather than the mean as the best measure of central tendency?
the median is perferred when the data is strongly skewed or has outliers. =)
Which measure of central tendency is the most appropriate for her to report to the company?
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What is the appropriate measure of central tendency for age?
The appropriate measure of central tendency for age is the median. This is because age is a continuous variable and can have outliers or extreme values, which can skew the mean. The median provides a more robust estimate of the center of the distribution.
What measure of central tendency is robust when outliers are present?
Meanlol
Which measure of central tendency is robust when outliers are present?
mean
When is the mean used as a measure of central tendency?
When there aren't extreme values (outliers)
Is the best measure of central tendency always the mean?
Its the one most commonly used but outliers can seriously distort the mean.
What is the appropriate measure of central tendency for an ordinal scale?
median
What measures of central tendency are appropriate for the variable for gender?
mode
How can you determine which measure of central tendency is best for the set if data?
Mean- If there are no outliers. A really low number or really high number will mess up the mean. Median- If there are outliers. The outliers will not mess up the median. Mode- If the most of one number is centrally located in the data. :)
What is the appropriate measure of central tendency when evaluating the age of a group?
mean
When is each measure of central tendency most useful?
Mode: Data are qualitative or categoric. Median: Quantitative data with outliers - particularly if the distribution is skew. Mean: Quantitative data without outliers, or else approx symmetrical.
What measure of central tendency refers to the value that appears most frequently in a data set?
The measure of central tendency that refers to the value that appears most frequently in a data set is the mode. It represents the data point with the highest frequency of occurrence.
Under what conditions might you prefer to use the median rather than the mean as the best measure of central tendency?
the median is perferred when the data is strongly skewed or has outliers. =)
