Measures of Central Tendency

The mean, mode and median are the measures of
Central Tendency used in statistics. They are form of averages and
are single figures used in summarizing
data presented in a distribution.

*. Mean: This is the most common among all
Measures of Central Tendency.
   Our focus is on the arithmetic mean, to get it,
 you have to sum all the observation and
divide by the number of the observation.
Eg: Given the data...  3,5,6,7,7
        the mean will be 3+5+6+7+7=28
                                       ie 28÷5=5.6

* Median: This is the average that is found in the
centre of the
data collection. The median is the middle value when
the observation is arranged in order of magnitude
starting with the smallest or the biggest.
     From the example, the median is =6 (the middle number)

* Mode: This is the data with the highest number of frequency in the distribution. Using the same examexample, the mode is =7 (highest frequency)