Finding the Centre: Mean, Median, and Mode
Measures of central tendency help you find the "typical" value in any data set. These are your statistical superpowers for understanding everything from rainfall amounts to sports statistics!
The mean (or average) adds up all your values and divides by how many you have. For example, if Baguio City had daily rainfall of 5mm, 12mm, 8mm, 15mm, 3mm, 9mm, and 6mm for a week, the mean would be 58 ÷ 7 = 8.3mm.
The median is your middle value when you arrange everything in order. With basketball players' heights of 165, 170, 172, 175, 178, 180, and 185cm, your median is 175cm - right in the middle! The mode is whatever appears most often, like if 8 students chose adobo as their favourite dish out of 20 students surveyed.
Pro Tip: Use mean for evenly spread data, median when you have extreme values, and mode for finding the most popular choice!