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    This document discusses three measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode. The mean is the average value and is affected by extreme values. The median is the middle value and is less affected by extremes. The mode is the most frequent value. Each measure has advantages and disadvantages for describing data distributions. The mean can be treated algebraically but is impacted by outliers. The median is easily calculated but not suited for algebraic treatment. The mode describes typical values but may not exist for some distributions.

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    This document discusses three measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode. The mean is the average value and is affected by extreme values. The median is the middle value and is less affected by extremes. The mode is the most frequent value. Each measure has advantages and disadvantages for describing data distributions. The mean can be treated algebraically but is impacted by outliers. The median is easily calculated but not suited for algebraic treatment. The mode describes typical values but may not exist for some distributions.

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    This document discusses three measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode. The mean is the average value and is affected by extreme values. The median is the middle value and is less affected by extremes. The mode is the most frequent value. Each measure has advantages and disadvantages for describing data distributions. The mean can be treated algebraically but is impacted by outliers. The median is easily calculated but not suited for algebraic treatment. The mode describes typical values but may not exist for some distributions.

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    Measures of Central Tendency

    Contents
    Mean...........................................................................................................................................................1
    Median........................................................................................................................................................1
    Mode...........................................................................................................................................................2

    Mean

    i) Characteristics:-

    1) The value of the arithmetic mean is determined by every item in the series.
    2) It is greatly affected by extreme values.
    3) The sum of the deviations about it is zero.
    4) The sum of the squares of deviations from the arithmetic mean is less than of those computed from any
    other point.

    ii) Advantages
    1) It is based on all values given in the distribution.
    2) It is most early understood.
    3) It is most amenable to algebraic treatment.

    iv) Disadvantages
    1) It may be greatly affected by extreme items and its usefulness as a “Summary of the whole” may be
    considerably reduced.
    2) When the distribution has open-end classes, its computation would be based assumption, and therefore
    may not be valid.

    Median

    i) Characteristics

    1) It is an average of position.
    2) It is affected by the number of items than by extreme values.

    ii) Advantages

    1) It is easily calculated and is not much disturbed by extreme values


    2) It is more typical of the series
    3) The median may be located even when the data are incomplete,
    e.g, when the class intervals are irregular and the final classes have open ends.

    iii) Disadvantages

    1. The median is not so well suited to algebraic treatment as the


    arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means.

    Dr. Samar Vir Singh Rathore Department of Zoology


    St. John’s College, Agra
    2. It is not so generally familiar as the arithmetic mean

    Mode
    i) Characteristics

    1) It is an average of position
    2) It is not affected by extreme values
    3) It is the most typical value of the distribution

    iii) Advantages

    1. Since it is the most typical value it is the most descriptive average


    2. Since the mode is usually an “actual value”, it indicates the precise value of an important part of the
    series.

    iii) Disadvantages:-

    1. Unless the number of items is fairly large and the distribution reveals a distinct central tendency, the
    mode has no significance
    2. It is not capable of mathematical treatment
    3. In a small number of items the mode may not exist.

    Dr. Samar Vir Singh Rathore Department of Zoology


    St. John’s College, Agra

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