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When the data are not numerical but can be ordered , the median may be used as a measure of central tendency.

Put the data in order and choose the middle value.

For example, low, medium,medium,low, high etc.

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Which measure of central tendency can be calculated for both quantitative data and for qualitative data?

Mode is the only measure of central tendency to measure quantitative dataor qualitative data.


Which measure of central tendency is the most accurate measure of data?

That depends on the data.


What are the four measures of central tendency?

The four measures of central tendency are mean-also called average, mode-the most frequently occurring numerical, median-the middle number after arranging all data from lowest to highest numerical and lastly standard deviation-root-mean-square or square-root of the variance. These are the 4 measure of central tendency.


Which measure of central tendency best represents data?

Median


What measure of central tendency best represents the data?

mean


What measure of central tendency is best for nonnumerical data?

The mode.


Can you use mean median mode to describe numerical data?

You can use them to describe the central tendency of the data but no more than that.


What measure of central tendency may not exist for all numeric data sets?

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 only measure of central tendency that can be found for nominal data is the?

mode


Which measure of central tendency can be applied to nominal data?

Mode.Mode.Mode.Mode.


In mathematics central tendency is the tendency of data values to cluster around some central value. What does a measure of variability tell you about the central tendency of a set of data Explain.?

The measure of variability tells you how close to the central value the data values lie: that is whether the cluster is tightly packed around the central value of spread out over a large range of values.


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.

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