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    This document discusses measures of central tendency, which are single values that represent the center of a data set. It defines the mean, median, and mode as the three main measures. The mean is the average value found by summing all data points and dividing by the total count. The median divides the data points into two equal parts. The mode is the data point that occurs most frequently. The document provides examples and properties of each measure, such as how the mean can be affected by outliers while the median is more robust. It concludes that different measures may be preferred depending on the data type and distribution.

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    MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

    MODULE 4.1

    I. TOPIC: MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

    II. OBJECTIVE(S):

    Upon completion of this chapter the students will be able to:


    1. Differentiate between the mean, median and the mode of the data;
    2. Determine the value of the mean, the median and the mode of the ungrouped data;
    3. Determine the mean, the median and the mode of the grouped data;
    4. State the advantages and disadvantages pf the three measures.

    III. INTRODUCTION:

    Statistics (in the singular sense) is a scientific discipline that deals with the methods and theories
    in the manipulation of numerical data. It leads to the analysis and interpretation of the data set so
    one can make a sound decision and thorough inferences.

    Statistics (in the plural sense) are numerical data. Some examples are revenues, allowed kilograms
    for check in luggage, stipend, tuition fee, ID number, military ranks, etc.

    IV. DISCUSSION:

    MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY


    A single value that is used to identify the “center” of the data in a data set.
    a. It is thought of as a typical value of the distribution
    b. Precise yet simple
    c. Most representative value of the data

    A. MEAN
    Most common measure of the center. It is also known as arithmetic average. It is the summation
    of the data (x) divided by the total number of population.

    Formula:

    Now, why are we going to get the mean? What are the properties of this:
    1. It may not be an actual observation in the data set
    2. Can be applied in at least interval level
    3. Easy to compute
    4. Every observation contributes to the value of the mean

    B. MEDIAN
    Divides the observations in two equal parts.
    a. If the number of observations is odd, the median is the meddle number.
    b. If the number of observation is even, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

    Sample median is denoted as


    Population Median is denoted as

    Properties of median:
    1. May not be an actual observation in the data set
    2. Can be applied in at least ordinal level
    3. A positional measure; not affect by the extreme values

    C. MODE
    Mode occurs most frequently in the data set. It is a nominal average, it may be exist or not exist.

    Properties of the mode?


    1. It can be used for qualitative as well as quantitative data.
    2. May not be unique
    3. It is not affected by extreme values
    4. It can be computed for ungrouped and grouped data.

    Example for mean:

    Example for Median:


    Example for Mode:

    V. SUMMARY
    A measure of central tendency (also referred to as measures of center or central location) is a
    summary measure that attempts to describe a whole set of data with a single value that represents
    the middle or center of its distribution. The mode is the most commonly occurring value in a
    distribution. The mode has an advantage over the median and the mean as it can be found for
    both numerical and categorical (non-numerical) data. The median is the middle value in
    distribution when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order. The median is less
    affected by outliers and skewed data than the mean, and is usually the preferred measure of central
    tendency when the distribution is not symmetrical. The mean is the sum of the value of each
    observation in a dataset divided by the number of observations. This is also known as the arithmetic
    average. The mean can be used for both continuous and discrete numeric data.

    VI. REFERENCE

    http://www.cimt.org.uk/cmmss/S1/Text.pdf
    https://college.cengage.com/mathematics/brase/understandable_statistics/9780618949922_ch03.
    pdf
    https://ocw.metu.edu.tr/pluginfile.php/2410/mod_resource/content/0/lectures/3-
    central%20tendency-NC.pdf
    Mathematics in the Modern World – Adamson University Textbook

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