Measures of Central Tendency
A measure of central Tendency is a value that gives the central position of given data. Measures of central tendency condensing the mass of data in one single value. Central tendency enable us to get an idea of the entire data.
Properties of a Good Measure of Central Tendency:
• It should be easy to understand and calculate.
• It should be rigidly defined.
• It should be based on all observations.
• It should be least affected by sampling fluctuation.
• It should be capable of further algebraic treatment.
• It should be least affected by extreme values.
Following are three important measures of central tendency which are commonly used
I. Arithmetic Mean
II. Median
III. Mode
