The MODE: Measures of Central Tendency (5-4)

The simplest way to think about central tendency is based on what number is most common in the dataset. This works especially well for nominal data where the most common is the category with the highest frequency. The mode can be used with ordinal and scale variables; however large datasets can have two or more modes, which create a problem for interpretation.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction to the mode
1:25 Why are distributions bimodal?
4:29 How to calculate the mode
5:21 When to report the mode

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This video is part of a series for an introductory statistics course. It supports an academic course QBA 237 Basic Business Statistics at Missouri State University, College of Business, Department of Information Technology and Cybersecurity. Posted beginning in Fall semester 2022.
This series was designed, written, produced, recorded, edited, and posted by Dr. Todd Daniel, a Ph.D. statistician and researcher with extensive experience in academic statistical research and statistics instruction. Dr. Daniel directed a research institute for many years before doing private consulting for Research by Design, LLC. He remains active in teaching and research.

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Edited in Camtasia 2022
Music: Digital Juice Royalty Free Music

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