Summary statistics: Column n Mean Variance Std. dev. Std. err. Median Range Min
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Question
Summary statistics:
Column
n
Mean
Variance
Std. dev.
Std. err.
Median
Range
Min
Max
Q1
Q3
var1
60
642.41667
1011611.1
1005.7888
129.84678
253.5
4040
5
4045
98.5
640
for the data set (2015-2017 crime rate combine)- Discuss which is the best measure of central tendency(mean,mode,median and midrange) and why. Describe reasons for any significant difference between these four measures or reasons for any consistency between them.
Column
n
Mean
Variance
Std. dev.
Std. err.
Median
Range
Min
Max
Q1
Q3
var1
60
642.41667
1011611.1
1005.7888
129.84678
253.5
4040
5
4045
98.5
640
Explanation / Answer
Mean is significantly larger than median. That is distribution is skewed to right. It is not symmetric. So median will be appropriate measure of central tendancy becuase median is not affected by skewness or outliers.
Answer: median
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