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Measures of Central Tendency — Syllabus
Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Statistics
What Measures of Central Tendency covers in Gujarat Board Class 11 Statistics: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.
45 questions24 flashcards2 formulas & key relations5 concepts
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4 Topics · Gujarat Board Class 11 Statistics · 2026-27
Topics in Measures of Central Tendency
1
Basic Concepts and Characteristics
- Central tendency represents the concentration of data values around a central value
- An average serves as a representative value for the entire dataset
- Averages help in data comparison, decision-making, and future predictions
2
Arithmetic Mean
- Most commonly used measure of central tendency
- Sum of all observations divided by number of observations
- Suitable for evenly distributed data without extreme values
3
Geometric Mean
- Nth root of the product of n positive observations
- Used for rates, percentages, and ratios
- Always less than or equal to arithmetic mean
4
Median and Positional Averages
- Median is the middle value in ordered data
- Divides data into two equal halves (50% below, 50% above)
- Not affected by extreme values
Key Concepts
The sum of all observations dividedThe middle value when dataThe value that appears most frequentlyQuartiles divide data into 4 equalUsed when observations have different importance
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