Question

Explain how to know when to use mean, median, or mode as a measure of
central tendency. For each measure, give an example of a situation where the
center should be used.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Mean

The mean is the average of the numbers. It is easy to calculate: add up all the numbers, then divide by how many numbers there are. In other words it is the sum divided by the count.

Median

Arrange your numbers in numerical order.

Count how many numbers you have.

If you have an odd number, divide by 2 and round up to get the position of the median number.

If you have an even number, divide by 2.

Mode

To find the mode, or modal value, it is best to put the numbers in order. Then count how many of each number. A number that appears most often is the mode.