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Measures of Central Tendency
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Which measure of central tendency is best when data contains outliers or is skewed?

Median

What symbol denotes the population mean?

μ\mu

What is the formula for calculating the mean from ungrouped data?

x‾=∑xn\overline{x} = \frac{\sum x}{n}

In the grouped data formula x‾=∑fx∑f\overline{x} = \frac{\sum fx}{\sum f}, what does xx represent?

The class centre

Why is the mean from grouped data an approximation?

Class centres replace actual scores

For data with 7 values, which position is the median after ordering?

4th value

How is the median found when there are 10 values?

Average of 5th and 6th values

What is the mode of a dataset?

The most frequent value

What term describes a dataset with exactly two modes?

Bimodal

For grouped data, what is the modal class?

Class with highest frequency

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