Statistics In Geography Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 3 measures of central tendency
A
- mean
- median
- mode
2
Q
Name 2 measures of dispersion
A
- range
- interquartile range
3
Q
What is the difference between normal and skewed distribution?
A
Normal- even
Skewed- data is one sided and uneven
4
Q
What’s the mean?
A
Add them up divide by the total of numbers used
5
Q
What’s it used for?
A
Used for small range of data
6
Q
What’s the median?
A
Middle value (ranked in order)
7
Q
What’s the mode?
A
Most often occurring value
