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Chapter 5 · Data Analysis: A Concise Overview of Statistical Techniques · Slide 171/274

Measures of Central Tendency: Using Mean and Median to Identify the Distribution Shape

Measures of Central Tendency

5.1.3 · Summarizing Data NumericallyMeasures of Central Tendency

Measures of Central Tendency: Using Mean and Median to Identify the Distribution Shape

Mean ispulled downwardMedian
left-skewed
Mean and Medianare approximately equal
symmetric
MedianMean ispulled upward
right-skewed
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