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  • 6 - Central Tendency

  • from Part 2
  • Daniel S. Scheller, Texas Tech University
  • Book:
    Elementary Statistics for Public Administration
    Published online:
    01 November 2024
    Print publication:
    12 September 2024, pp 115-132

  • Summary

    Central tendency describes the typical value of a variable.Measures of central tendency by level of measurement are covered including the mean, median, and mode.Appropriate use of each measure by level of measurement is the central theme of the chapter.The chapter shows how to find these measures of central tendency by hand and in the R Commander with detailed instructions and steps.Skewed distributions and outliers of data are also covered, as is the relationship between the mean and median in these cases.