A2: CENTRAL TENDENCY

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deadline. Late work will not be accepted.

Find the mean, median and mode for the following items. Show your solutions. For the mode,
kindly identify the type of mode (unimodal, bimodal and multimodal; major and minor modes).

1. n = 7,   4,   1,   5,   8,   3,   9 

∑X
MEAN: x̄ = n

= (7+4+1+5+8+3+9)/7
= 37/7
= 5.28
MEDIAN: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Md = 5
MODE: Doesn’t exist/No mode since there are no frequently occurring value in
the data set.

1. n = 15,   10,   8,   12,   9,  15,   18,   15

∑X
MEAN: x̄ = n

= (15+10+8+12+9+15+18+15)/8
= 102/8
MEAN = 12.75
MEDIAN: 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 15, 15, 18
Md = (12+15)/2
= 27/2
Md = 13.5
MODE: 15 (unimodal)
1. n = 42,   37,   55,   45,   46,    42,   33,   51,   40,   33,   35,   33

∑X
MEAN: x̄ = n

= (42+37+55+46+42+33+51+40+33+35+33)/12
= 492/12
MEAN = 41
MEDIAN: 33, 33, 33, 35, 37, 40, 42, 42, 45, 46, 51, 55
Md = (40+42)/2
= 82/2
Md = 41
MODE: 33 (bimodal)
33 - minor mode
42 - major mode

1. n = 21,   18,   17,   23,   17,   17,   18,   19,   19,   20

∑X
MEAN: x̄ = n

= (21+18+17+23+17+17+18+19+19+20)/10
= 189/10
= 18.9
MEDIAN: 17, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 21, 23
Md = (18+19)/2
= 37/2
Md = 18.5
MODE: 17 (multimodal)
17 – minor mode
19 – major mode
1. n = 9,   1,   3,   2,   7,   8,   11,   13,   10

∑X
MEAN: x̄ = n

= (9+1+3+2+7+8+11+13+10)
= 64/9
MEAN = 7.1111
MEDIAN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
Md = 8
MODE: Doesn’t exist/No mode since there are no frequently occurring value in
the data set.