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Mean or Median | Basic Concepts
Learning Statistics with Python
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Learning Statistics with Python

Learning Statistics with Python

1. Basic Concepts
2. Mean, Median and Mode with Python
3. Variance and Standard Deviation
4. Covariance vs Correlation
5. Confidence Interval
6. Statistical Testing

Mean or Median

Mean and median are quite similar; both help determine the average value of a sample and allow us to understand the data as a whole.

Are there any differences between these two terms?

Let's take a look at an example of finding the mean and median salaries of IT specialists, paying close attention to the last individual with the highest salary:

Conclusion

The mean value is more susceptible to extremely small or high values than the median. Therefore, when dealing with the values in a sequence which aren't similar, it is better to use the median. In our example, the mean value is twice as high as the median, making the median a more accurate representation.

Select lists where there is a significant difference between the mean and median values.

Select a few correct answers

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Section 1. Chapter 7
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