How can you determine the best measure of center and measure of variability to use based on the shape of the distribution?

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Ciara Sandoval

7 March, 09:10

How can you determine the best measure of center and measure of variability to use based on the shape of the distribution?

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Marcus Marshall · Answer 1

Question - How can you determine the best measure of center and measure of variability to use based on the shape of the distribution?

Answer - Mean and median both try to measure the "central tendency" in a data set. Summarizing center of distributions (central tendency).