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CourseStatistics: Mean, Median, Mode
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About this course
You will learn how, why, and when to apply the 3 most popular measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode. You’ll learn what types of data are most appropriate for each measure, and how each measure can affect your results.
Skills you'll gain
Calculate the mean, median, and mode of a dataset
Explain what each measure means
Decide how to handle outliers.
Syllabus
Mean, Median, and Mode
Learn to use Python packages or manually calculate the mean, median, and mode of real-world datasets.
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