jamovi · Statistical analysis
Inspect mean and median together
Avoid reducing a numeric variable to one summary.
Try it in three steps
- Open the data and check the column’s measurement type.
- Add the numeric variable to Descriptives.
- Inspect mean, median, standard deviation and histogram together.
How to read the output
Example: A few long journeys can pull mean travel time away from the median.
Test your understanding.
True or false?
It is useful to inspect a distribution plot alongside the mean.
Related concepts
Official source
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