If the mean is much larger then the median, can the values of the variable be reconfigured so that the mean and median are much more similar? this is a broad question on a stat. Assignment I have, there are no statistics and it is not in relation to any given problem just a general question.
2006-12-10 09:29:23 · 3 answers · asked by Hamid S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Thank you for the most useless responses ever....I clearly said that I DO NOT have any statistics in this problem, it is a hypothetical question with NO data, I KNOW what it i says i can read, and I know what median and mean is.....
2006-12-10 09:52:24 · update #1
your all nimrods I SAID LIKE 5x that I HAVE NO #'s IN THIS QUESTION, IT IS HYPOTHETICAL, THE CORRECT ANSWER I GOT WAS TO REMOVE OUTLIERS.....READ THE QUESTION BEFORE GIVING SOME STUPID RESPONSE
2006-12-12 21:17:18 · update #2
reconfigure the variables? of course!
2006-12-10 09:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by rod_dollente 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes there are transformations you can do on a data set, depending on its shape. for example, if it is skewed to the right the mean will be larger than the median. You could try taking the square root or cube root or log of all the data points and the plot may look much more symmetric (so the mean and median will be closer to each other).
I hope this wasn't as useless as the other answers!
2006-12-10 11:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by MathGuy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mean = average of a number
Median= middle number
2006-12-10 09:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋