Mode is the number that occurs most often in a set of data. It is considered an indication of central tendency, because in normally distributed data, the numbers that occur most often tend to be in the center of the data. Mean is the sum of all values divided by the number of values. It is a measure of central tendency, because it is a way of calculating the average value. Median is the number that has equal number of values on each side of it when the values are ordered, or the mean of the two values that have equal values on either side if the number of values is even. It is also a way of saying what is the central tendency. Range is the largest value minus the smallest value. It is a measure of how closely grouped the data is.
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Range is NOT a measure of central tendency. In a number of distribution - though by no means all - the mean, median and mode are near the middle of the distribution. That is more likely to be the case with a large number of observations (or experiments).
It could be the mean or the median.
Of these three, the median is most resistant.
They are statistics of central tendency.
Central tendency is measured by using the mean, median and mode of a set of numbers. Variation is measured by using the range, variance and standard deviation of a set of numbers.