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Download files: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/348/AllFilesBI348Analytics.htm Review the reasons why have three average calculations: 1) (00:11) Mean, Median, Mode = Average = One number that represents all the data points = A measure of central tendency. 2) (00:40) Mean to get a typical value. Add them up, Divide by the count. Use AVERAGE function. 3) (01:26) Median to get a typical value. The middle value in a sorted list. Median is the calculations to make if there are extreme values. Use MEDIAN Function. 4) (03:01) Mode to get a typical value for quantitative or categorical data. Finds the item that occurs most frequently. MODE.SNGL is for number data (quantitative data) and will find the mode when there is a single mode. 5) (04:18) If distribution is symmetrical Mean = Median = Mode. 6) (04:31) PivotTable and Sort feature to find the Mode for Categorical Data. 7) (06:29) MODE.MULT Array Function for number data (quantitative data) when there are multiple modes. This is an Array Function that requires the special key stroke: Ctrl + Shift + Enter. See Two Examples. Download Excel File Not: After clicking on link, Use Ctrl + F (Find) and search for “Highline BI 348 Class” or for the file name as seen at the beginning of the video.
