Why is the mean often not a good measure of

Reginald Delacruz

Reginald Delacruz

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2022-06-18

Why is the mean often not a good measure of central tendency for a skewed distribution?

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Layla Love

Layla Love

Beginner2022-06-19Added 29 answers

The mean is not a good measurement of central tendency because it takes into account every data point. If you have outliers like in a skewed distribution, then those outliers affect the mean one single outlier can drag the mean down or up. This is why the mean isn't a good measure of central tendency. Instead the median is used as a measure of central tendency.

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