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8bmeasures of Central Tendency
8bmeasures of Central Tendency
Example:
𝑥4 𝑥1 𝑥7 𝑥5 𝑥6 𝑥3 𝑥2
Arithmetic Mean ( )
𝑥4 + 𝑥1 + 𝑥7 + 𝑥5 + 𝑥6 + 𝑥3 + 𝑥2
7
Example: Consider the data set of the
ages of the seven players in a basketball
team. Solve for the measures of central
tendency.
24 22 21 20 21 25 21
24 22 21 20 21 25 21
Weighted Mean ( )
Example:
𝑥4 𝑥1 𝑥7 𝑥5 𝑥6 𝑥3 𝑥2
Weighted Mean ( )
𝑥4 𝑥1 𝑥7 𝑥5 𝑥6 𝑥3 𝑥2
× 𝑤4 × 𝑤1 × 𝑤7 × 𝑤5 × 𝑤6 × 𝑤3 × 𝑤2
𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 𝑥5 𝑥6 𝑥7
𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 𝑥5 𝑥6 𝑥7 𝑥8
𝑥4 𝑥3 𝑥5 𝑥1 𝑥3 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥2
Mode ( )
𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥3 𝑥3 𝑥4 𝑥5
Example: Consider the data set of
the ages of the seven players in a
basketball team. Solve for the
measures of central tendency.
20 21 21 21 22 24 25
20 21 21 21 22 24 25
Answers:
Let’s Do These:
Find the mean, median, and the
mode of the given data sets.
(Round off answers in one decimal place) Mean Median Mode
a. 2, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7 5.6 6 7
c. 3, 4, 7, 3, 5, 2, 6, 10 5 4.5 3