Which center tendency measure(s) (i.e., mode, median, mean) are appropriate to use? Calculate them.

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  1. Given following bar graph of a game ranking (possible ranking: 1st , 2nd , 3rd, 4th).

 

 

  1. Which center tendency measure(s) (i.e., mode, median, mean) are appropriate to use? Calculate them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List two things you know about this game by looking at the graph
**5. Given the following bar graph of a game ranking (possible ranking: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th):**

The bar graph displays the frequency of game rankings from 1st to 4th place. The x-axis represents the ranking positions, and the y-axis represents the frequency of each ranking.

- **1st place:** Frequency of 4
- **2nd place:** Frequency of 5
- **3rd place:** Frequency of 8
- **4th place:** Frequency of 2

**a. Which center tendency measure(s) (i.e., mode, median, mean) are appropriate to use? Calculate them.**

**b. List two things you know about this game by looking at the graph.**
Transcribed Image Text:**5. Given the following bar graph of a game ranking (possible ranking: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th):** The bar graph displays the frequency of game rankings from 1st to 4th place. The x-axis represents the ranking positions, and the y-axis represents the frequency of each ranking. - **1st place:** Frequency of 4 - **2nd place:** Frequency of 5 - **3rd place:** Frequency of 8 - **4th place:** Frequency of 2 **a. Which center tendency measure(s) (i.e., mode, median, mean) are appropriate to use? Calculate them.** **b. List two things you know about this game by looking at the graph.**
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Nominal variables are used with categorical data because they do not have quantitative values. In this case, for the data that game rankings, the level of measurements will be nominal because rankings are classified into categories such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, instead of values.

The mode is the value in the data-set that occurs maximum number of the times; for the data of game ranking (nominal), it would be the best measure of central tendency because obtained data is categorical.

In this case, the mode value will be 3rd ranking, because the most occurred ranking is 3rd ranking.

 
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