Measure of central tendency 2

Mathematics J.S.S 3 Third Term

Theme: Measurement and geometry

Sub Theme: Shapes

WEEK 4 contd.

The measure of central tendency 2

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to;

1. Apply measures of central tendency to analyze any given information
2. Calculate the median of a given data
3. Find the mode of a given data
4. Calculate the mean and range of any given data.

Measures of central tendency

Content

A measure of central tendency is a single value that attempts to describe a set of data by identifying the central position within that set of data. As such, measures of central tendency are sometimes called measures of central location. They are also classed as summary statistics. The mean (often called the average) is…