measures of statistical position

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measures of statistical position

The mode

The Median

The mean

position parameters

those that divide the obtained data into proportional parts, so that each part has the same number of elements.

The quintiles

The percentiles

the deciles

the quartiles

Types of position measurements

non-central position measurements

central position measurements

Definition

To calculate the position measures it is necessary that the data be ordered from smallest to largest.

They are used to classify an observation within a population or sample.

They are values that allow dividing the data set into equal percentage parts.

characteristics

by the position they occupy within the range of possible values of this