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Tazate

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Explain why it is necessary to have more than one standard procedure for defining and measuring central tendency.
 
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What is the purpose for obtaining a measure of central tendency?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

No single method for measuring central tendency will produce a good, representative value in every situation. Although the mean works well in most situations, there are circumstances in which the mean is not representative or cannot be calculated.

Answer to Question 2

The purpose of a measure of central tendency is to identify the center of the distribution and find the single score that best represents the entire distribution.


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Wow, this really help

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