7) What is the most appropriate measure of central tendency when the data has outliers?

The median is usually preferred in these situations because the median is less affected by outliers. However, if the outliers do not significantly distort the mean, using the mean as the measure of central tendency will usually be preferred. For example, suppose with the data set of 22, 18, 15, 19, 61, 21, We first need to arrange the data into order of magnitude: 15 18 19 21 22 61

The median would be the middle number, which is the number between the third and fourth term. To calculate this, add 19 and 21 and divide the sum by 2. The median of this data set would be 20. If you were to use the mean to look for the central tendency, you would get 26, which is inaccurate.

8. In a normally distributed data set, which is greatest: mode, median or mean?

All three mode, median and mean will have the same value if the data set is normally distributed. For example: With the data set of 2, 4, 6, 6, 8 and 10 The mode would be 6 The mean would be (2+4+6+6+8+10) / 6 = 6 The median, which is the middle number, would be (6+6) / 2 = 6

9. For any data set, which measures of central tendency have only one value?
The mean and median only have one value for any data set. For example: With the data set of 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 The mode can be 1 and 6, but the mean would only be (1+1+1+1+2+3+4+5+6+6+6+6+7+8+9) / 15 = 4.4 and the median would only be 5