Introduction to Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods
Introduction to Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods
Introduction to Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods
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Descriptive <strong>Statistics</strong> Defined<br />
What is a mean?<br />
• The sum of all the scores<br />
divided by the number of<br />
scores.<br />
• Often referred <strong>to</strong> as the<br />
average.<br />
• Good measure of central<br />
tendency.<br />
• Central tendency is simply<br />
the location of the middle in<br />
a distribution of scores.<br />
Mean