Penn State Department of Statistics

Statistical Education Resource Kit

Descriptive statistics

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Descriptive statistics

What to describe?

Measures of Location

Mean

Calculating Sample Mean

Median

Calculating Sample Median

Calculating Sample Median

Mode

In Minitab:

In Minitab:

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Most appropriate measure of location

Symmetric and Unimodal

Symmetric and Unimodal

Symmetric and Unimodal

Symmetric and Bimodal

Symmetric and Bimodal

Symmetric and Bimodal

Skewed Right

Skewed Right

Skewed Right

Skewed Left

Skewed Left

Skewed Left

Choosing Appropriate Measure of Location

 Author: Laura Simon 

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