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| most frequently used measure of central tendency |
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| value of the middle term in a data set that has been ranked in increasing order |
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| the value that occurs with the highest frequency in a data set |
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| a data set with the same (highest) frequency has two weeks |
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| the values of the mean, median, and mode are identical, and they lie at the center of distribution |
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| histogram curve skewed to the right |
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| the value of the mean is the largest, that of the mode is the smallest, and the value of the median lies between these two |
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| histogram curve skewed to the left |
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| the value of the mean is the smallest and that of the mode is the largest, with the value of the median lying between these two |
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| the simplest measure of dispersion to calculate |
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| the most-used measure of dispersion |
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| standard deviation is obtained by taking the positive square root |
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| for any number k greater than 1, at least (1-1/k2) of the data values lie within k standard deviations of the mean |
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| applies only to a specific type of distribution called a bell-shaped distribution |
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