Averages Matter: Mean, Median, & Mode

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The average value is very desirable in the world of statistics! Known as the central tendency, averages provide a way to understand the characteristics of a broad set of data. What are the different measures of central tendency? How can we calculate them? Let’s explore this below!

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Movie data analysis – movies turning 20

Have you seen the list of 40 movies turning 20 years old?   Coming out in 1993, these movies include Jurassic Park, Robin Hood Men in Tights, Cool Runnings, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Free Willy.  (The full list can be found from the link at the bottom of the post).  Now you may thinking to yourselves, how could spreadsheets possibly be related to movies?   Continue reading “Movie data analysis – movies turning 20”