Statistics › Section B · Descriptive statistics › Topic B.5

Mean, median, and mode

Where do the data settle? The mean, the median and the mode answer in three different ways - and knowing which one to report is a judgement about the shape of the data, not a matter of taste.

In this topic

  • Three ways to be typical
  • The mean
  • The median
  • The mode
  • Worked example: three centres, one data set
  • Worked example: the mean under attack
  • Worked example: the mean from a frequency table
  • Grouped data: the midpoint estimate
  • Choosing the centre
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Key takeaways

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