L1 Mean, Median, and Mode
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Unit E: Statistics and Probability
Chapter 1: Statistics
Measures of Central Tendency—Mean, Median, and Mode
Kristina attends a job fair for a company that is hiring for all positions. The company boasts that its average starting salary is $54 000. The list of starting salaries from which the company uses to support its claim is recorded in the table.
Krista receives a job offer with this company. Should she expect a starting salary of $54 000?
| New Employee Starting Salary
|
|---|
| $31 000
|
| $35 000
|
| $35 000
|
| $39 000
|
| $44 000
|
| $45 000
|
| $49 000
|
| $61 000
|
| $73 000
|
| $85 000
|
| $97 000
|
Krista receives a job offer with this company. Should she expect a starting salary of $54 000?
In this lesson, the three measures of central tendency—mean, median, and mode—will be used to calculate the average values for various sets of data.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to
- explain the advantages and disadvantages of each measure of central tendency
- calculate mean, median, and mode for a set of data
- identify and correct errors in the calculation of a measure of central tendency
- solve a real-life problem that involves measures of central tendency