SOAN 2120 Lecture : SOAN 2120 MARCH 28TH.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2120
• Professor: Scott Schau

Document Summary

The mean and the median are the same only if the distribution is symmetrical. The median is a measure of center that is resistant to skew and outliers. Mode is the peak. (ideally the 3 are the same) Left skew (mean is pulled to the left), right skew (mean is pulled to the right) If the mode>median>mean = left skew (negative skew) If the mode