The Arithmetic MEAN: Measures of Central Tendency (5-6)

When you have scale level data, the best measure of central tendency is going to be the mathematical center, called a mean. Calculating a mean requires adding up all of the data points and dividing by the total number. This requires the data be scale, not categorical. The arithmetic mean is the most common measure of central tendency and the one to report if you can.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction to the mean
1:32 When to report the mean
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This video is part of a series for an introductory statistics course. It supports an academic course QBA 237 Basic Business Statistics at Missouri State University, College of Business, Department of Information Technology and Cybersecurity. Posted beginning in Fall semester 2022.
This series was designed, written, produced, recorded, edited, and posted by Dr. Todd Daniel, a Ph.D. statistician and researcher with extensive experience in academic statistical research and statistics instruction. Dr. Daniel directed a research institute for many years before doing private consulting for Research by Design, LLC. He remains active in teaching and research.
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