Lesson 1 of 18
Mean, Median, Mode
Central Tendency
The three most important measures of central tendency:
- Mean — the arithmetic average: ar{x} = rac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n x_i
- Median — the middle value when data is sorted
- Mode — the most frequently occurring value
import statistics
data = [2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9]
print(round(statistics.fmean(data), 1)) # 5.0
print(round(statistics.median(data), 1)) # 4.5
print(statistics.mode(data)) # 4
When to Use Each
| Measure | Best for | Sensitive to outliers? |
|---|---|---|
| Mean | Symmetric distributions | Yes |
| Median | Skewed data, outliers present | No |
| Mode | Categorical data, most common | No |
Your Task
Implement central_tendency(data) that prints the mean (rounded to 1 decimal), median (rounded to 1 decimal), and mode of the input list.
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