which is the better method to find the central value of the given data
Answers
•Mean is the most frequently used measure of central tendency and generally considered the best measure of it.
•However, there are some situations where either median or mode are preferred.
•Median is the preferred measure of central tendency when: There are a few extreme scores in the distribution of the data.
Answer:
Statistics analyzes and interprets large sets of numbers. To make the lists of data more comprehensible, central tendencies are calculated. A measure of central tendency points the statistician toward a centralized, repeated, or average number. There are three different ways to calculate central tendency. Each reveals different information about the number set. Yet, each method uncovers an important value, and each is used extensively by mathematicians to make sense of data.
Arrange your set of numbers from smallest to largest. Determine which measure of central tendency you wish to calculate. The three types are mean, median and mode.
To calculate the mean, add all your data and divide the result by the number of data. For example, if you had the number set of 3, 4, 5 and 6, you would calculate the mean by adding the numbers, which have the sum of 18. Divide 18 by 4 (the amount of numbers in your set), which results in 4.5, the mean of the set.