Central Tendency and Variability

Kenneth J. Berry (), Kenneth L. Kvamme, Janis E. Johnston and Paul W. Mielke, Jr.
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Kenneth J. Berry: Colorado State University, Department of Sociology
Kenneth L. Kvamme: University of Arkansas, Department of Anthropology
Paul W. Mielke, Jr.: Deceased

Chapter Chapter 4 in Permutation Statistical Methods with R, 2021, pp 125-154 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the concepts of central tendency and variability. For measures of central tendency, the sample mode, median, and mean are described and illustrated. For measures of variability, the sample standard deviation, sample variance, and mean absolute deviation are described and illustrated. An alternative to the mean and median based on paired squared and absolute differences between values is introduced. For all sample statistics R scripts are provided and example input and output are described.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74361-1_4

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