sa0n7i2t, 4:18 PM Central Tendency Definition | Measures of Central Tendency & Examples eth Yas) > Ma Arielle!) > Conral Tendency Ymatcoral tendon!) Craters Be cn nonce) peer Deg eee ray ONL [pe byus.convbyusassestoowa ee eomnnterclet/regataton/? simuzourceswabetetulm.mecsonemathstum-cempaigstorsa Central Tendency in statistics, the central tendency is the descriptive summary of a data set. Through the ‘single value from the dataset, it reflects the centre of the data distribution. Moreover, it does not provide information regarding individual data from the dataset, where it gives a summary of the dataset. Generally, the central tendency of a dataset can be defined using some of the measures in statistics. Definition The central tendency is stated as the statistical measure that represents the single value of the entire distribution or a dataset. it alms to provide an accurate description of the entire data in the distribution. Measures of Central Tendency ‘The central tendency of the dataset can be found out using the three important measures. namely mean, median and mode (https:/byjus.com/maths/mear-median-made/) CENTRAL TENDENCY Beyus Mean ‘The mean represents the average value of the dataset. It can be calculated as the sum of all the values in the dataset divided by the number of values. In general, itis considered as the arithmetic mean, Some other measures of mean used to find the central tendency are as follows: + Geometric Mean + Harmonie Mean + Weighted Mean It is observed that If all the values in the dataset are the same, then all geometri, arithmetic and harmonic mean values are the same. If there is variability in the data, then the mean value differs. Calculating the mean value Is completely easy. The formula to ‘calculate the mean value is given as Lohse bepbetaTrand 0eminvens mlanrvanaiirajian(duireeramiRRigaatm ahlle-fixed-button-book-class&utm_source=w "the skewed continuous data. htpsbyjus.comimaths/contra-tondency! wn.sa0nTi2t, 18 PM Central Tendency Definition | Measures of Cental Tendency & Examples Histogram of skewed continuous Mean 366524 50 30 Frequency 20 10 32000 64000 96000 128000 160000 192000 Histogram of symmetric continuous In symmetric data distribution, the mean values located accurately at the centre. But in the skewed continuous data cistribution, the extreme values in the extended tail pull the ‘mean value away from the centre, So it's recommended that the mean can be used for the ‘symmetric distributions. Median Median is the middle value of the dataset in which the dataset Is arranged in the ascending ‘order or in descending order. When the dataset contains an even numberof values, then the median value of the dataset can be found by taking the mean of the middle two values. Consider the given dataset with the odd number of observations arranged in descending order ~ 23, 21, 18, 16, 15, 13, 12, 10,9, 7,6,5, and 2 dGayjus-classes-book-a-free-60-minutes-class/registration/7utm_campaign=mobile-ixed-button-book-class&utm_source=w htpsbyjus.comimaths/contra-tondency! anesa0t7i2t, 4:18 PM Central Tendency Definition | Measures of Central Tendency & Examples Here 12 is the middle or median number that has 6 values above it and 6 values below it. Now, consider another example with an even number of observations that are arranged in descending order ~ 40, 38, 85, 33, 32, 30,29, 27, 26,24, 23, 22, 19, and 17 28) ‘When you look atthe given dataset, the two middle values obtained are 27 and 29, Now, find out the mean value for these two numbers. Le,(27429/2=28 ‘Therefore, the median for the given data distribution is 28. Mode ‘The mode represents the frequently occuring value in the dataset. Sometimes the dataset ‘may contain multiple modes and in some cases, It does not contain any mode at all. Consider the given dataset §,4,2,3,2,1,5,4,5 déeyius-classes-book-a-free-60-minutes-class/registration/2utm_campaign=mobile-ixed-button-book-class&utm_source=w htpsbyjus.comimaths/contra-tondency! anesa0t7i2t, 4:18 PM Central Tendency Definition | Measures of Central Tendency & Examples =|u)y|wla|afayalal Since the mode represents the most common valve. Hence, the most frequently repeated value in the given dataset is 5. Based on the properties of the data, the measures of central tendency are selected. + Ifyouhave a symmetrical distribution of continuous data all the three measures of central tendency hold good. But most of the times, the analyst uses the mean because it involves all the values in the distribution or dataset, + Ifyou have skewed distribution, the best measure of finding the central tendency is the median. + Ifyou have the original data, then both the median and mode are the best choice of measuring the central tendency. + Ifyouhave categorical data, the mode is the best choice to find the central tendency. Video Lesson Measure of Central Tendency WBysu's JEE feetarestelaoii atm mLere) 1,509 Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion ‘The central tendency measure is defined as the number used to represent the center or middle of a set of data values, The three commonly used measures of central tendency are the mean, "DEAALSPETLELE ook-2-free-60-minutes-class/registration/2utm_campaign=mobile-fixed-button-book-class&utm_source=w hitpsbyjus.cominathsleaneatendeney! anesa0nTi2t, 18 PM Central Tendency Definition | Measures of Central Tendency & Examples AA statistic that tells us how the data values are cispersed or spread outis called the measure of dispersion. A simple measure of dispersion is the range. The range is equivalent to the difference between the highest and least data values, Another measure of dispersion is the standard deviation (https://byjus.com/maths/standard-deviation/), representing the expected difference (or deviation) among a data value and the mean, For more information on statistics, register with BYJU'S ~The Learning App and also watch videos to lear with ease, Frequently Asked Questions ~ FAQs ‘hat are the 4 measures of central tendency? ‘The four measures of central tendency are mean, median, mode and the midrange. Here, mid: range of mid-extreme of a set of statistical data values is the arithmetic mean of the maximum ‘and minimum values ina data set. What are central tendency examples? Central tendency isa statistic that represents the single value of the entire population or @ dataset, Some of the important examples of central tendency include mode, median, arithmetic mean and geometric mean, ete How do you find the central tendency? ‘The central tendency can be found using the formulas of mean, median or mode in most of the cases. As we know, means the average of a given data set, median is the middlemost data value and the mode represents the most frequently occurring data value inthe set. What is the purpose of central tendency? ‘The purpose of the central tendency is to provide an exact representation ofthe entire collectec data. It is often defined asthe single value that is representative ofthe data What is the difference between mean and median? 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