Measures of Central Location

This section elaborates on mean, median, and mode at the population level and sample level. This section also contains many interesting examples of range, variance, and standard deviation. Complete the exercises and check your answers.

Measures of Central Location

KEY TAKEAWAY

The mean, the median, and the mode each answer the question "Where is the center of the data set?" The nature of the data set, as indicated by a relative frequency histogram, determines which one gives the best answer.