23: Central Tendency – Mean, Median, Mode

Central Tendency

• Mean (Sum of scores/N)
  • Most often used measure of central tendency.
  • Works well with normal and relatively normal curves

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  • Median (50^th Percentile)
    • The second most used measure of central tendency
    • Works best with highly skewed populations

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    • Mode (Most Frequent Score)
      • Least used measure of central tendency
      • Works best for highly irregular and multimodal distributions

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