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===Notes for teachers===
===Notes for teachers===
A measure of central tendency is a single value that attempts to describe a set of data by identifying the central
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 most likely the measure of central tendency that you are most familiar with, but there are others, such as, the median and the mode. The mean, median and mode are all valid measures of central tendency but, under different conditions, some measures of
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 most likely the measure of central tendency that you are most familiar with, but there are others, such as, the median and the mode.<br> The mean, median and mode are all valid measures of central tendency but, under different conditions, some measures of
central tendency become more appropriate to use than others.
central tendency become more appropriate to use than others.
