Measures of central tendency
Topic: Management
Measures that summarize the typical value of a data set: the mean (the sum of the values divided by their number; pulled by extreme values), the median (the middle value of the ordered data) and the mode (the most frequent value). For skewed data, such as length of hospital stay, report the median; for categorical data, report the mode or percentages.
- Also known as:
- Mean, Median, Mode
- In Turkish:
- Merkezi eğilim ölçüleri
What does Measures of central tendency mean?
Measures of central tendency is part of the Management topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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